Hyundai Sonata problems reported in New Jersey
862 of the 22,259 complaints filed about the Hyundai Sonata came from New Jersey, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
862
Complaints from New Jersey
42
Crashes
29
Fires
2011
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
167
19.4%
Steering
100
11.6%
Airbags
95
11.0%
Body & Structure
56
6.5%
Brakes
50
5.8%
Other & Unspecified
46
5.3%
Electrical System
46
5.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
45
5.2%
Lights
43
5.0%
Suspension
36
4.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain
34
3.9%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
30
3.5%
By model year
1989 Sonata
2
0.2%
1991 Sonata
4
0.5%
1995 Sonata
12
1.4%
1997 Sonata
11
1.3%
1998 Sonata
7
0.8%
1999 Sonata
18
2.1%
2000 Sonata
13
1.5%
2001 Sonata
20
2.3%
2002 Sonata
25
2.9%
2003 Sonata
11
1.3%
2004 Sonata
16
1.9%
2005 Sonata
13
1.5%
2006 Sonata
66
7.7%
2007 Sonata
60
7.0%
2008 Sonata
24
2.8%
2009 Sonata
25
2.9%
2010 Sonata
14
1.6%
2011 Sonata
170
19.7%
2012 Sonata
64
7.4%
2013 Sonata
86
10.0%
2014 Sonata
37
4.3%
2015 Sonata
50
5.8%
2016 Sonata
19
2.2%
2017 Sonata
32
3.7%
2018 Sonata
17
2.0%
2019 Sonata
19
2.2%
2020 Sonata
10
1.2%
2021 Sonata
3
0.3%
2022 Sonata
8
0.9%
2023 Sonata
3
0.3%
2024 Sonata
2
0.2%
2025 Sonata
1
0.1%
Cities reporting most
Toms River
31
18.2%
Newark
21
12.4%
Hackettstown
16
9.4%
Jersey City
14
8.2%
Bayonne
13
7.6%
Brick
13
7.6%
Hackensack
12
7.1%
NEW Brunswick
11
6.5%
North Brunswick
10
5.9%
Bloomfield
10
5.9%
Jackson
10
5.9%
North Elizabeth
9
5.3%