Hyundai Sonata vs Honda Cr-V

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 Honda Cr-V
Complaints on file 22,302 21,377
Model years covered 1987–2026 1997–2026
Worst model year 2013 2019
Best model year 2025 2001
Crashes reported 1,151 1,263
Fires reported 851 227
Injuries reported 740 784
Deaths reported 21 27
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 12.4% 10.8%

Hyundai Sonata 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 5,119 23.0%
Steering 2,378 10.7%
Airbags 2,068 9.3%
Electrical System 2,008 9.0%
Other & Unspecified 1,329 6.0%
Brakes 1,259 5.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,092 4.9%
Body & Structure 1,087 4.9%

Honda Cr-V 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 2,767 12.9%
Electrical System 2,536 11.9%
Airbags 2,398 11.2%
Steering 1,727 8.1%
Other & Unspecified 1,671 7.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,651 7.7%