Hyundai Sonata
2016 only
199,408 sold in the US for 2016.
per 10,000 sold
2016 Hyundai Sonata have 976 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 6 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Oil consumption and leaks, typically surfacing around 79,000 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2016 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Hyundai Sonata report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2016 only
Median onset: 79,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have oil consumption problems? →Median onset: 100,000 miles. 0.6% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 62,100 miles. 4.2% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in newer model years.
Median onset: 48,000 miles.
Median onset: 90,508 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 29,000 miles. 22.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 34,500 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.
Which other vehicles have automatic transmission problems? →Median onset: 60,000 miles. 10.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2016 model year. See the full Hyundai Sonata report for every year and full specs/safety data.