FaultScore

Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid vs Pontiac Sunbird

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 Plug-In Hybrid Pontiac Sunbird
Complaints on file 103 254
Model years covered 2016–2019 1979–2000
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 0 37
Fires reported 0 16
Injuries reported 0 25
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 0% 30.7%

Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 36 35.0%
Fuel & Propulsion 14 13.6%
Other & Unspecified 13 12.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 8.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 1.9%
Steering 1 1.0%
Brakes 1 1.0%

Pontiac Sunbird by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 46 18.1%
Engine & Cooling 45 17.7%
Seat Belts 19 7.5%
Steering 16 6.3%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 6.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 15 5.9%
Body & Structure 12 4.7%