Hyundai body & structure problems
Across all Hyundai models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,949 complaints involve body & structure. The Sonata accounts for the largest share (37%). The single worst model year is the 2016 Tucson with 227 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,949 about body & structure, all Hyundai models
- Most affected
- Sonata 37% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 1,798 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 194 and 74
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Hyundai models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2016 Hyundai Tucson227 complaints
- 2010 Hyundai Sonata166 complaints
- 2017 Hyundai Elantra134 complaints
- 2000 Hyundai Sonata113 complaints
- 2002 Hyundai Sonata88 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 21 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1997 | 11 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 82 |
| 2000 | 128 |
| 2001 | 140 |
| 2002 | 146 |
| 2003 | 115 |
| 2004 | 80 |
| 2005 | 74 |
| 2006 | 77 |
| 2007 | 135 |
| 2008 | 86 |
| 2009 | 78 |
| 2010 | 221 |
| 2011 | 108 |
| 2012 | 116 |
| 2013 | 181 |
| 2014 | 71 |
| 2015 | 119 |
| 2016 | 306 |
| 2017 | 243 |
| 2018 | 52 |
| 2019 | 48 |
| 2020 | 72 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2022 | 40 |
| 2023 | 42 |
| 2024 | 40 |
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2026 | 9 |
Among the 1,798 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.