Jaguar X-Type vs Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

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	Jaguar X-Type	Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
Complaints on file	472	1,162
Model years covered	2001–2007	2011–2026
Worst model year	2002	2013
Best model year	2005	2024
Crashes reported	64	67
Fires reported	6	34
Injuries reported	30	41
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	21.6%	12.2%

Jaguar X-Type by year

2 189 105 92 27 30 27

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 94 19.9%

Brakes 48 10.2%

Tires 44 9.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 40 8.5%

Engine & Cooling 36 7.6%

Airbags 31 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.1%

Electrical System 23 4.9%

Hyundai Sonata Hybrid by year

145 217 172 40 84 185 123 15 8 21 71 30 23 12 15 1

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 356 30.6%

Electrical System 201 17.3%

Brakes 109 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 96 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 95 8.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 61 5.2%

Steering 52 4.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 3.5%