Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vs Buick Lacrosse

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	Hyundai Sonata Hybrid	Buick Lacrosse
Complaints on file	1,169	2,921
Model years covered	2011–2026	2005–2019
Worst model year	2013	2006
Best model year	2024	2018
Crashes reported	71	153
Fires reported	34	88
Injuries reported	44	80
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	12.7%	11%

Hyundai Sonata Hybrid by year

145 217 172 40 84 187 124 15 8 21 71 30 23 12 15 5

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 357 30.5%

Electrical System 202 17.3%

Brakes 110 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 98 8.4%

Other & Unspecified 95 8.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 61 5.2%

Steering 52 4.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 3.5%

Buick Lacrosse by year

415 383 327 343 146 278 244 308 200 90 54 64 42 19 8

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Electrical System 595 20.4%

Lights 502 17.2%

Engine & Cooling 257 8.8%

Airbags 253 8.7%

Steering 229 7.8%

Brakes 144 4.9%

Suspension 142 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 139 4.8%