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2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid engine problems

The 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid has 23 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 33% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

23

Engine complaints

33%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Sonata Hybrid engine complaints by model year74 complaints2011: 40 complaints2012: 71 complaints2013: 40 complaints2014: 12 complaints2015: 19 complaints2016: 74 complaints2017: 48 complaints2018: 5 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 8 complaints2021: 23 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 1 complaints
Sonata Hybrid engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

Antifreeze is coming out of the exhaust. Heater is only blowing cold air. Repair shop said it is a common problem with the Hyundai hybrids. Was told I had to take it back to the dealership. The y repair shop said this is very common and is wondering why a recall has not been issued by the NTHSB.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · December 26, 2023

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid engine — 33% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.