Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2023 Hyundai Sonata has 2 recalls, 85 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
2
Recalls
85
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated September 10, 2026
23V526000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:FLUID/LUBRICANT:PUMP
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Palisade Tucson, 2023 Sonata, Elantra, and Kona vehicles. The electronic controller fo...
25V796000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Sonata vehicles. A damaged check valve can allow air to enter the fuel tank, causing it...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2023 Hyundai Sonata 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2026 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15-40 MP... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I own a 2023 Hyundai Sonata SEL. Over approximately three years, the vehicle experienced four separa... |
| Jun 13, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spee... |
| May 5, 2026 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Was driving and stopped at a stoplight. When I went to drive it started sputtering and if I wouldn’t... |
| Apr 17, 2026 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an und... |
| Feb 25, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | This is an extremely common issue plaguing Hyundai & Kia vehicles with the Theta III 2.5L Turbo eng... |
| Feb 25, 2026 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | See attached document for complaint. |
| Feb 18, 2026 | BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Reported this previously, but more information was gathered, thanks to collision mechanic who guesse... |
| Feb 18, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,BACK OVER PREVENTION | Car was parked, full stop, doors shut, seatbelt on. Foot on brake. Car then seemed to lurch forward ... |
| Feb 14, 2026 | STRUCTURE,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Recall 286 my vehicle suffered from this causing heat module failure misfire in cylinder 2 and high ... |
| Jan 21, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | At least 8 times when driving the car the transmission switches from the drive “d” position to the p... |
| Jan 21, 2026 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Sonata. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Jan 6, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | On January 6, 2026, during my morning commute in heavy traffic, my 2023 Hyundai Sonata engine unexpe... |
| Dec 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Vehicle WITHOUT WARNING will start to jerk then go into “limp” mode. Pressing on gas pedal makes the... |
| Dec 20, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Hello Sir/Madam, While driving on Interstate I-75 at approximately 70 mph, the yellow check engine ... |
| Dec 4, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My Hyundai Sonata 2023 is experiencing two recall codes. The first one was 9b1 which was resolved, b... |
| Dec 2, 2025 | ENGINE | My car was having an issue where it was losing all the coolant, causing my engine to overheat twice ... |
| Nov 27, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I am filing this complaint regarding Recall 25V-796 (Hyundai Recall 286). On November 27th, while dr... |
| Nov 17, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Car stalls and shuts down while shifting to park or reverse and when slowing to turn or stopping. Al... |
| Oct 13, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving at highway speed, my vehicle suddenly lost power due to fuel injector failure and coul... |