Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vs Mazda Tribute

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	Mazda Tribute
Complaints on file	1,162	2,831
Model years covered	2011–2026	2000–2011
Worst model year	2013	2001
Best model year	2024	2010
Crashes reported	67	138
Fires reported	34	71
Injuries reported	41	91
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	12.2%	10.8%

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%

Mazda Tribute by year

6 734 502 266 232 542 181 6 251 46 57 8

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 429 15.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 352 12.4%

Body & Structure 293 10.3%

Brakes 253 8.9%

Suspension 253 8.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 8.2%

Electrical System 202 7.1%

Steering 197 7.0%