Hyundai Sonata Hybrid vs Nissan Quest

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	Nissan Quest
Complaints on file	1,169	2,918
Model years covered	2011–2026	1991–2017
Worst model year	2013	2004
Best model year	2024	2013
Crashes reported	71	122
Fires reported	34	79
Injuries reported	44	116
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Engine & Cooling
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%

Nissan Quest by year

1 4 164 195 205 174 127 56 165 120 57 38 651 124 108 311 75 29 92 139 22 22 16 16 7

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 395 13.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 336 11.5%

Electrical System 272 9.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 239 8.2%

Body & Structure 231 7.9%

Brakes 212 7.3%

Airbags 146 5.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 141 4.8%