Hyundai Sonata GLSYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 46 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Hyundai Sonata GLS.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Hyundai Sonata GLS years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Sonata GLS median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Sonata GLS problems

All model years combined: 46 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Structure351
Suspension110
Air bags62
Engine and engine cooling51
Power train30
Steering20
Tires10
Wheels11
0 recalls

Hyundai Sonata GLS recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Sonata GLS

  1. FRONT SUB-FRAME CORROSIONEA08016 · 1999 · closed Apr 20, 2009
    Led to recall 09V-124
  2. IMPROPER FRONTAL AIR BAG PERFORMANCEDP03001 · 1999 · closed Aug 1, 2003
    No recall