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2020 Hyundai Sonata transmission problems

The 2020 Hyundai Sonata has 22 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

22

Transmission complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Sonata transmission complaints by model year175 complaints1989: 3 complaints1990: 7 complaints1991: 7 complaints1992: 5 complaints1993: 9 complaints1995: 16 complaints1996: 6 complaints1997: 11 complaints1998: 12 complaints1999: 14 complaints2000: 19 complaints2001: 19 complaints2002: 12 complaints2003: 10 complaints2004: 10 complaints2005: 5 complaints2006: 22 complaints2007: 9 complaints2008: 14 complaints2009: 41 complaints2010: 22 complaints2011: 175 complaints2012: 97 complaints2013: 93 complaints2014: 54 complaints2015: 132 complaints2016: 59 complaints2017: 55 complaints2018: 39 complaints2019: 8 complaints2020: 22 complaints2021: 21 complaints2022: 24 complaints2023: 15 complaints2024: 6 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Sonata transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“1.TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. IT SLIPS FROM TIME TO TIME UPON ACCELERATION, (RIGHT AFTER DECELERATION), INCREASING THE ODDS OF A COLLISION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH MINE. 2.NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN 3. THREE TRIPS TO DEALER HAVE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 26, 2021

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2020 Hyundai Sonata have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Sonata transmission — 9% 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.