Hyundai Sonata / 2023
2023 Hyundai Sonata problems
Owners have filed 140 complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Sonata with NHTSA. Fuel/propulsion system accounts for 26.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 19.3%.
Complaints140
Crashes12
Fires0
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Fuel/propulsion system 26.4% · 37
Engine 19.3% · 27
Power train 11.4% · 16
Electrical system 8.6% · 12
Forward collision avoidance 6.4% · 9
Unknown or other 5.0% · 7
Fuel system, gasoline 4.3% · 6
Structure 3.6% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Hyundai Sonata in this data, 2023 draws comparatively few complaints; 2011 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 108 in the last three years against 32 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 14,750 miles.
In owners' own words
Fuel injectors cause car to lose power while driving in traffic, on the highway which can cause accidents. This event happened twice one while entering the highway and one while going past a light. Neither caused an accident at the time. The car both times were taken to the dealership and the fuel injectors had to be replaced both times. The first time was in December 2024 at 12k miles Fuel/propulsion system
Was driving and stopped at a stoplight. When I went to drive it started sputtering and if I wouldnât have driven into a gas station, it wouldâve given out in the middle of the road. It wouldnât let me switch to drive or reverse , only neutral or park. It threw a code P0301, cylinder 1 misfire. Had to get it towed. Now I have to get my spark plugs and fuel injectors replaced. Fuel/propulsion system
This is the second incident with the same issue. Both times the car starts to shutter and when you give it gas it doesn't do anything and then it just dies. No steering no brakes nothing. You may or may not be able to restart the car to move it if it breaks down when it's in traffic, luckily we were able to get it fired up long enough to move it off the road. Fuel/propulsion system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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