2025 Hyundai Sonata problems and complaints
Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Hyundai Sonata. The most-reported areas: Service Brakes (5), Power Train (3), Vehicle Speed Control (3).
Key takeaways
- 16 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 0 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 0 reported injuries.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 5 | 31% |
| Power Train | 3 | 19% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 19% |
| Unknown Or Other | 3 | 19% |
| Engine | 2 | 13% |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 2 | 13% |
| Electrical System | 1 | 6% |
| Air Bags | 1 | 6% |
| Wheels | 1 | 6% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Hyundai Sonata 4 DR AWD | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| 2025 Hyundai Sonata 4 DR FWD | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Power Train - filed 2026-08-17
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while the accelerator was depressed, the vehicle hesitated, jerked, and failed to accelerate as intended. The failure occurred while driving from a stop and while driving at various speeds, causing the vehicle to decelerate during the failure. While depres...
Electrical System,vehicle Speed Control,engine - filed 2026-06-09
The vehicle is stalling in the acceleration process. I can feel and hear the stall by the air conditioner going out or fading out when it happens while driving. Pressing the gas and it barely moves at times. Makes a noise now while running. Unknown to whether it's electrical or engine or transmission. Pull out in the t...
Service Brakes - filed 2026-06-09
Vehicle brakes sound and feel rough when pressing them. And when backing up the vehicle spotted another car turning in and hit brakes automatically. Car jerked hard as if I hit something. Very rough. Made a scrubbing sound. Does the same when pressing the parking button. It perks and makes the scrubbing sound. Just pur...
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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.