Fleetwood Bounder vs Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Fleetwood Bounder	Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
Complaints on file	465	1,162
Model years covered	1988–2025	2011–2026
Worst model year	1999	2013
Best model year	1995	2024
Crashes reported	6	67
Fires reported	12	34
Injuries reported	5	41
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	4.9%	12.2%

Fleetwood Bounder by year

2 1 37 5 8 15 26 10 30 39 38 55 16 20 17 16 31 24 8 5 3 1 1 3 1 4 12 8 5 10 3 3 4 3 1

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 72 15.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 61 13.1%

Body & Structure 43 9.2%

Equipment & Accessories 41 8.8%

Engine & Cooling 36 7.7%

Suspension 36 7.7%

Electrical System 31 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 6.5%

Hyundai Sonata Hybrid by year

145 217 172 40 84 185 123 15 8 21 71 30 23 12 15 1

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 356 30.6%

Electrical System 201 17.3%

Brakes 109 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 96 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 95 8.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 61 5.2%

Steering 52 4.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 3.5%