FaultScore

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 22,259 21,242
Model years covered 1987–2026 1997–2026
Worst model year 2013 2019
Best model year 2025 2001
Crashes reported 1,148 1,258
Fires reported 850 226
Injuries reported 740 783
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 5,099 22.9%
Steering 2,377 10.7%
Airbags 2,068 9.3%
Electrical System 2,003 9.0%
Other & Unspecified 1,327 6.0%
Brakes 1,258 5.7%
Body & Structure 1,087 4.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 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 2,751 13.0%
Electrical System 2,522 11.9%
Airbags 2,392 11.3%
Steering 1,707 8.0%
Other & Unspecified 1,656 7.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,633 7.7%