FaultScore

Hyundai Sonata vs Jeep Grand Cherokee

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 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Complaints on file 22,259 39,991
Model years covered 1987–2026 1989–2026
Worst model year 2013 2014
Best model year 2025 2026
Crashes reported 1,148 2,805
Fires reported 850 845
Injuries reported 740 1,674
Deaths reported 21 58
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 12.4% 13.5%

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%

Jeep Grand Cherokee by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 7,615 19.0%
Brakes 4,660 11.7%
Engine & Cooling 4,371 10.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 2,570 6.4%
Airbags 2,263 5.7%
Other & Unspecified 2,036 5.1%