Hyundai Sonata VIN Number Check

The 2020 stands out. On its own it has 194 of the DN8’s 685 complaints (28%), and owners across the generation name fuel system most often (179 mentions), then engine and cooling (165).

Engine and cooling owns this generation. Its 1,999 mentions are more than twice the next area, electrical system (501). Complaints peak with the 2015, its first model year, at 1,198 of 3,510.

Of all Sonata complaints, 47% are for the YF. Its first model year, the 2011, drew more complaints than any other (3,472 of 7,975). Owners across the generation name engine and cooling most often (2,733 mentions), then steering (1,923).

Complaints peak with the 2006, its first model year, at 1,047 of 2,973. Owners across the generation name air bags most often (893 mentions), then visibility (395).

Complaints peak with the 2002 (319 of 1,536). Owners across the generation name structure and body most often (462 mentions), then air bags (332).

No other generation’s complaints mention crashes as often as the Y3’s, at 21 of 187 (11.2%, against 4.6% across all Sonata model years). Complaints peak with the 1995, its first model year, at 66 of 187. Owners across the generation name powertrain most often (45 mentions), then air bags (34).

By area, nothing stands out. Powertrain leads with 28, with engine and cooling (26) and the electrical system (21) close behind. Complaints peak with the 1991 (29 of 96). Fires come up in 6 Y2 complaints, or 6.2% against 3.2% for all Sonata model years, which is the highest rate of any generation.