21V749000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
A turn signal that activates in the opposite direction of what was intended by the driver increases the risk of a crash.
2016 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID
5 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations, 185 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations4
Owner complaints185
Complaints citing a crash5
Complaints citing a fire4
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
21V619000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH
A person inside the trunk compartment may become trapped, increasing their risk of injury.
20V746000
ENGINE
A damaged engine can increase the risk of a fire or it can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V726000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
If the sunroof detaches from the vehicle it could become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V232000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 72ENGINE
- 33ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 19UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 13POWER TRAIN
- 7EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 7FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 7SERVICE BRAKES
- 4VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRIDs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.