2016 Hyundai Sonata safety record
Crash-test ratings, severity signals from owner complaints, fatal-crash involvement and safety recalls — all from official federal sources.
★★★★★
NHTSA overall rating (5/5)
19
complaints reporting a crash
28
complaints reporting fire
6
safety recall campaigns
NHTSA 5-star crash test ratings
| Overall | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ (5/5) |
| Rollover | ★★★★ (4/5) |
Tested: 2016 Hyundai Sonata 4 DR FWD
Among NHTSA complaints for this model year, 12 report injuries (19 people injured, 1 deaths reported). Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Fatal crash records (FARS 2020–2023). 2016 Hyundai Sonata vehicles were involved in 139 fatal crashes with 47 occupant deaths in federal crash records. Involvement counts are not adjusted for how many are on the road and do not imply fault or a vehicle defect.
Crash- and fire-risk recalls
- Crash riskSmart Junction Box (SJB) software logic may not properly interpret the signals… · Sep 24, 2021
- Crash riskIn the affected vehicles, the warning light to indicate that the parking brake… · Jun 5, 2017
- Crash riskDue to a bonding issue with the sunroof wind deflector, the sunroof panel on… · Oct 11, 2016
- Crash riskAffected vehicles have a driver-side frontal air bag that may not adequately… · Aug 24, 2016
- Crash riskIn these vehicles, the driver's frontal air bag may be missing a chemical… · Apr 21, 2016
- Crash riskAffected vehicles are equipped with an Antilock Braking System (ABS) warning… · Oct 20, 2015