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Hyundai seat belt problems

Owners have filed 1,734 complaints with NHTSA about the seat belts on Hyundai vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 36 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Hyundai Sonata, worst in 2011.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

1,734

Complaints

100%

Share of all Hyundai complaints

208

Crashes

7

Fires

Which Hyundai models have the most seat belt problems

Sonata 569 32.8%

Worst in 2011

Palisade 413 23.8%

Worst in 2021

Elantra 231 13.3%

Worst in 2021

Santa FE 126 7.3%

Worst in 2005

Tiburon 74 4.3%

Worst in 2003

Accent 65 3.7%

Worst in 1995

Tucson 49 2.8%

Worst in 2006

Azera 48 2.8%

Worst in 2006

Excel 31 1.8%

Worst in 1988

Worst Hyundai model years for seat belt problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2021 Hyundai Palisade 108 19% 50,000 C
2011 Hyundai Sonata 106 2% 100,500 D
2006 Hyundai Sonata 103 7% 77,000 C
2012 Hyundai Sonata 74 3% 85,000 A
2023 Hyundai Palisade 74 13% 33,000 B
2022 Hyundai Palisade 70 18% 19,500 B
2013 Hyundai Sonata 63 2% 88,244 D
2007 Hyundai Sonata 60 7% 83,000 A
2025 Hyundai Palisade 57 16% 15,000 B
2020 Hyundai Palisade 50 7% 67,000 A
2024 Hyundai Palisade 48 9% 32,500 A
2021 Hyundai Elantra 27 13% — D
2003 Hyundai Tiburon 26 6% 68,000 C
2006 Hyundai Azera 25 9% 74,000 C
2014 Hyundai Sonata 25 2% 75,000 C
2022 Hyundai Elantra 23 16% — B
2015 Hyundai Sonata 21 1% 19,500 C
2008 Hyundai Sonata 19 3% 79,374 A
2005 Hyundai Santa FE 18 6% 94,000 B
2000 Hyundai Tiburon 17 22% 58,350 C

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