2017 Hyundai Sonata problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2017 Hyundai Sonata include 1 fatality report, 28 crashes and 11 fires across 761 filings.

761
Complaints
3
Recalls
28
Crash reports
11
Fire reports
12
Injuries
43.5
Severity index

Severity index 43.5 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 43.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 106 of 137 by severity index among 2017 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 23% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2017 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 382 complaints (50.2%)382 50%SteeringSteering: 173 complaints (22.7%)173 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 101 complaints (13.3%)101 13%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 65 complaints (8.5%)65 9%Power TrainPower Train: 55 complaints (7.2%)55 7%StructureStructure: 37 complaints (4.9%)37 5%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 33 complaints (4.3%)33 4%Air BagsAir Bags: 22 complaints (2.9%)22 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE38250.2%
STEERING17322.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER10113.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM658.5%
POWER TRAIN557.2%
STRUCTURE374.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM334.3%
AIR BAGS222.9%

Complaints filed per year

0701402016: 22017: 222018: 232019: 592020: 652021: 882022: 1312023: 1222024: 1132025: 922026: 44 (partial year)1617181920212213123242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20162
201722
201823
201959
202065
202188
2022131
2023122
2024113
202592
2026 (year to date)44
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (327 against 284).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V95600030/12/2016AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEHyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2017 Hyundai Elantra vehicles manufactured April 15, 2016, to September 13, 2016, and Sonata vehicles manufactured May 27, 2016 to September 16, 2016. In these vehicles, the end seal for the driver's frontal air bag
21V74900024/09/2021EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNALHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Sonata, 2016-2017 Sonata Hybrid, and Sonata Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The Smart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals received from the multifunction switch, which could cause the tu
21V61900006/08/2021LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCHHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Sonata, 2016-2018 Sonata Hybrid, 2018-2020 Accent, and 2016-2017 Azera vehicles. The trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with t

Other Hyundai Sonata model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 14 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-28. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.