Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vs Dodge Caliber

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	Dodge Caliber
Complaints on file	1,169	2,919
Model years covered	2011–2026	2006–2012
Worst model year	2013	2007
Best model year	2024	2011
Crashes reported	71	170
Fires reported	34	49
Injuries reported	44	94
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	12.7%	10.8%

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%

Dodge Caliber by year

1 1,396 570 355 246 271 80

06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Suspension 497 17.0%

Electrical System 348 11.9%

Body & Structure 335 11.5%

Engine & Cooling 255 8.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 221 7.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 188 6.4%

Steering 173 5.9%

Airbags 163 5.6%