The 2015 Hyundai Sonata has 1172 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 12 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are engine and electrical system. Owners most often flag catastrophic engine failure (theta ii engines, 2.0l, 2.4l): engines "grenade" or "blow" with little to no warning, often between 80,000-120,000 miles. requires complete replacement. frequency: very frequent for affected generations.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2015 Hyundai Sonata vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 16 Sonata model years we track, complaint volume runs from 29 (1996) to 3,463 (2011). With 1,172 complaints, the 2015 Sonata sits abovethe model's median of 345.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
visibility:sun/moon roof assembly
Campaign 16V726000Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 8, 2014, to August 18, 2015, and Hyundai Sonata vehicles manufactured May 28, 2014, to March 18, 2016…
parking brake:indicator light
Campaign 17V359000Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Sonata and Genesis vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the warning light to indicate that the parking brake is applied may intermittently not illuminate in t…
air bags:frontal
Campaign 16V232000Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 29, 2014 to February 11, 2016, 2017 Elantra vehicles manufactured January 12, 2016 to February 22, 2016, and one …
electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Campaign 15V678000Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 28, 2014, to August 21, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with an Antilock Braking System (ABS) warning li…
Sentiment is sharply divided by generation and powertrain, creating a high-risk, high-reward ownership profile. For models from approximately 2011-2019 equipped with the Theta II engine (particularly 2.0L and 2.4L variants), sentiment is…
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Used Sonata listings typically run $22,884–$28,068 across 2013 to 2026 model years.
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