Hyundai seat belts problems
Across all Hyundai models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,745 complaints involve seat belts. The Sonata accounts for the largest share (33%). The single worst model year is the 2021 Palisade with 113 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,745 about seat belts, all Hyundai models
- Most affected
- Sonata 33% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 700 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 202 and 8
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Hyundai models
Worst model years for seat belts
- 2021 Hyundai Palisade113 complaints
- 2011 Hyundai Sonata106 complaints
- 2006 Hyundai Sonata103 complaints
- 2023 Hyundai Palisade76 complaints
- 2012 Hyundai Sonata75 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 15 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 24 |
| 2000 | 43 |
| 2001 | 27 |
| 2002 | 31 |
| 2003 | 56 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 33 |
| 2006 | 143 |
| 2007 | 102 |
| 2008 | 46 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 115 |
| 2012 | 99 |
| 2013 | 100 |
| 2014 | 48 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 67 |
| 2021 | 162 |
| 2022 | 122 |
| 2023 | 83 |
| 2024 | 77 |
| 2025 | 81 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Among the 700 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.