2025 Hyundai Sonata: problems, recalls and reliability

0 recalls and 27 owner complaints on record; most reports concern electrical system.

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All counts are reports filed with NHTSA in the United States - US market only, not worldwide totals.

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5-star NHTSA overall safety ratingNo fire reportsNo recall campaigns

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Common problems

Computed from 27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for this exact model year.

Limited data: only 27 complaints on record for this model year - too few for percentage statistics. Bars show raw report counts; read them as individual owner reports, not reliability rates. For a fuller picture, check nearby model years.

Electrical System (battery, wiring, electronics)5 complaints

Service Brakes (brakes)5 complaints

Vehicle Speed Control (unintended acceleration, cruise control)4 complaints

Power Train (transmission, axles, driveline)3 complaints

Engine (engine mechanics)2 complaints

Back Over Prevention (backup camera, parking sensors)2 complaints

“Vehicle brakes sound and feel rough when pressing them. And when backing up the vehicle spotted another car turning in and hit brakes automatically. Car jerked hard as if I hit something. Very rough. Made a scrubbing sound. Does the same when pressing the parking button. It perks and makes the scrubbing sound. Just purchased Vehicle 2weeks ago. No inspection on it yet. A warning light about the approaching car but didn't know it was going to hit on brakes by itself so forcefully. Car wasn't near the vehicle just in the scenery of the camera.”Owner report · Service Brakes · Jun 2026

“The horn stopped working unexpectedly. Pressing the horn button produces no sound. The vehicle has not been in any accident. This is a safety issue as the horn is required for alerting other drivers in emergency situations.”Owner report · Electrical System · Jun 2026

“The vehicle is stalling in the acceleration process. I can feel and hear the stall by the air conditioner going out or fading out when it happens while driving. Pressing the gas and it barely moves at times. Makes a noise now while running. Unknown to whether it's electrical or engine or transmission. Pull out in the traffic accelerating but the car wasn't moving at the pace it should have. Could have cause an accident when trying to cross on going traffic. Just got the vehicle 2 weeks ago. No one has inspected the vehicle yet. Going to have it looked at for recalls. No warning lights appeared to reflect an issue, but there clearly is.”Owner report · Electrical System,Vehicle Speed Control,Engine · Jun 2026

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“The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while the accelerator was depressed, the vehicle hesitated, jerked, and failed to accelerate as intended. The failure occurred while driving from a stop and while driving at various speeds, causing the vehicle to decelerate during the failure. While depressing the brake pedal, there was a rubbing or grinding coming from the vehicle, and the braking was rough. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.”Owner report · Power Train · May 2026

“Driving home and heard what sounded like a gun shot. Upon arriving home we found the moonroof glass had exploded/shattered. Took pictures/video to document. Found online that there have been reports of similar instances happening dating back to 2011 and newer vehicles. Have called dealership to see what next steps are to have repaired as a warranty issue but service department is closed until Monday morning 7am.”Owner report · Unknown Or Other · Feb 2026

“the gas tank is loose upon pumping gas it was found loose today the red mccombs dealership is the only service company who has performed service on vehicle”Owner report · Fuel/Propulsion System · Jan 2026

“I went into dealer was told there was a car recall for radio update which I later was not provided any documentation for on another visit I noticed a speedometer update was performed to vehicle since the speedometer does not match the actual speed of the vehicle as the other complaint in December 2024 by another same model vehicle owner”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Nov 2025

“The emergency rear collision detection system is able to be turned off, but automatically turns on when the car starts. There are situations where the car detects an object and it prevents me from reversing. I disabled this because I use my eyes and have accepted the risk of running into something. I had to move in a hurry two days ago, I tried to reverse out of the way, but the car prevented this when I thought I had already shut it off. Meanwhile I'm getting screamed at to move while I fumble through menus just so I can drive the car I bought. This is dangerous to have automatically on everytime the car starts.”Owner report · Back Over Prevention · Sep 2025

“Lump on driver seat, under right buttocks. Feels like hard steel poking up on right side of seat , predominantly under right side.”Owner report · Seats · Jul 2025

“Speedometer display inaccurate speed. Sometimes its shows 1-4mph miles more than the actual speed and other times 6-8mph. Verified issue with sonar system from different truck, street speed limit screen and own gps.”Owner report · Vehicle Speed Control · Apr 2025

When filing, owners marked a crash in 1 of these complaints and injuries in 1 - self-reported to NHTSA, not verified accident statistics.

How other years compare

2023102 complaints · 2 recalls 2024too new to judge55 complaints · 1 recalls 2025 (this page)too new to judge27 complaints · 0 recalls

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Is the 2025 Hyundai Sonata reliable?

NHTSA has 27 owner complaints and 0 recall campaigns on record for the 2025 Hyundai Sonata. The most complained-about area is electrical system.

Source: NHTSA recall campaigns and owner complaints (public domain). Counts reflect reports on file and are not a defect rate.