Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2010 Hyundai Sonata.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Subject: Non-Collision Engine Compartment Fire - 2010 Hyundai Sonata (VIN: [XXX] ) "On dec 19 2025, my 2010 Hyundai S… |
| 2025-11-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | External Handles made of plastic continue to break and do not allow access to open car doors |
| 2025-09-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have had 3 door handles fall off in the last couple months I think this is safety concern i do not see any recalls.I… |
| 2025-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | Car has had check engine light on for 3 + years. Have taken it to several mechanics including a Hyundai dealership and … |
| 2025-07-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving 60–70 mph on [XXX] just north of Sylmar, I suddenly heard a loud, deep “pop” from the lower part of the c… |
| 2024-05-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel pump failure, causing car to stop immediately on highway. |
| 2024-05-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that upon attempting to turn the ignition key in the ignitio… |
| 2023-09-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The plastic housing of the brake lights have turned black. I'm on my second set that I got at wrecking yard. The plasti… |
| 2023-07-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased a 2010 Hyundai Sonata in February 2022 from the original owner. In July of this year, my engine failed due… |
| 2023-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | the alternator failed and after being tested, had to be replaced. |
| 2023-04-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I am contacting the NHTSA regarding a manufacturer's failure to comply with a NHTSA recall campaign. The campaign in qu… |
| 2023-03-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was cons… |
| 2022-07-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Junction box failure. No functioning marker lights. |
| 2022-06-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Recently at the Hyundai Dealership in Plantation,Florida I had them repair 2 RECALLS which were the LAMPLIGHT SWITCH & … |
| 2022-05-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I have several recalls on my vehicle and the dealership only scrub and they did not replace the crossmember and other p… |
| 2022-04-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Front subframe corrosion, cross member is rusted through at the weld line for the front sub frame. Discovered during an… |
| 2021-06-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Rough jerking downshift transmission when stopping or slow down. |
| 2021-05-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | We were hit on the right front passenger side by a driver on a Suzuki motorcycle. The driver was ejected from the moto… |
| 2021-02-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE THREW A ROD AND TH… |
| 2021-01-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SUSPENSION AND TRANSMISSION FAULTY. |
| 2020-11-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ALL BUT ONE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE DRIVER SIDE JUST BROKE AND ITS A SAFETY HAZARD. |
| 2020-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE FALLEN OFF/BROKEN. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT (SEPT 2020), TH… |
| 2020-10-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My car check engine light is on for a while.it’s yellow solid light seen on my car dashboard.I went repair center and h… |
| 2020-09-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LAST MONTH, THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT WAS BROKEN. WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN MY DOOR, IT DID NOT OPE… |
| 2020-08-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR HAS ONLY 77,000 MILES AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED. ON AUGUST 27, I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR LATE AFTERNOON, PARKED. LATER AFT… |
| 2020-08-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S EXTERIOR DOOR LATCH BROKE INTO TWO WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO OPEN DOOR WITH HAND TO ENTER THE CAR. THE DOOR H… |
| 2020-07-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR WHICH WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL. THE CAR WENT FROM 60-50-40-30 WITHIN 30 SECONDS WHI… |
| 2020-06-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLES FALL OFF. THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. I HAVE NOW LOST TWO MORE HANDLES WHIC… |
| 2020-04-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ESC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES, THE CAR LOSES ITS POWER WHEN… |
| 2020-02-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING |
| 2020-02-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ON FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 21, 2020 WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON I75 THE GLASS SUNROOF ON MY 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA FLEW OFF W… |
| 2020-02-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE (EXTERIOR) BROKEN - FEBRUARY 2020. ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN ON THIS CAR BETWEEN 2015-… |
| 2020-02-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF THE CAR DURING THE WINTER |
| 2020-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR, IT SUDDENLY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A SIDE STRE… |
| 2020-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD, WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN TO 20 MHP THE CARD JERKS, HARD DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 2ND,… |
| 2019-12-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLES EASILY SNAPPED OFF AND SENSOR WENT OUT FUEL TANK. THIS HAPPENING ON ALL CARS I HAVE 5 CO WORKERS SAME VEHI… |
| 2019-09-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TWO VERTICAL CRACKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS SHOWED UP THIS MORNING. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY A… |
| 2019-06-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THREE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BRAKE OFF THE DOOR ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.. THE ENTIRE HANDLE BROKE OFF U… |
| 2019-06-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WH… |
| 2019-06-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASHBOARD ABOVE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEVELOPED (2) VERTICAL CRACKS WITHIN (24) HOURS WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE HAS BEEN NO C… |
| 2019-06-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TWO BROKEN DOOR HANDLE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND WAS GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THE HANDLES FALL OFF FRONT AND BACK… |
| 2019-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON TOOK CAR TO SHOP THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON CODE PO449 EVAP SYSTEM FAULT FAILURE IN VAPOR CANIS… |
| 2019-05-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WILL RANDOMLY STICK. ITS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAS ME TERRIFIED OF CURVES. IT CAUSES O… |
| 2019-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DETACH… |
| 2019-04-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2010, A DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS. HYUNDAI REPLACED IT FR… |
| 2019-03-22 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL . MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING WHEN WE WERE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN MY ESC LIGHT CAME ON AT 15 … |
| 2019-03-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGIN… |
| 2019-02-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLES CCS ME RIGHT OFF. HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM |
| 2019-02-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM IS ERRATIC. IN ADDITION THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN MECHANISM WORKS INCONSISTENTLY. |
| 2019-01-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COUPLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE AND T… |