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
6 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations, 993 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations4
Owner complaints993
Complaints citing a crash37
Complaints citing a fire42
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 6 of 6
17V359000
PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT
If the parking brake indicator is not illuminated when the parking brake is applied, the driver may operate the vehicle with the parking brake partially engaged, 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.
16V615000
AIR BAGS
A frontal air bag that does not adequately protect the driver's neck may increase their risk of injury in the event of a crash.
16V232000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An air bag that does not inflate increases the risk of injury.
15V678000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
If the driver is alerted there is a brake system malfunction, but not specifically with the ABS system, the driver may operate the vehicle unaware that the vehicle's brakes may lock up during hard braking, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 444ENGINE
- 91UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 86ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 59POWER TRAIN
- 42SERVICE BRAKES
- 36EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 33STEERING
- 32FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 HYUNDAI SONATAs 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.