CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2011 Sonata has a seriously defective engine that seizes without warning. It was awarded the dubious honor of being the first CarTalk / CarComplaints Turd of the Week in late September 2015.

A class action lawsuit was filed in May 2015 against Hyundai that claims the 2.4L Sonata engine is defective. More info here.

10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$15,000
Average Mileage:
50,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. repair front end (1 reports)
2011 Hyundai Sonata body / paint problems

body / paint problem

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2011 Hyundai Sonata Owner Comments

problem #1

Mar 102016

Sonata Limited 2.4L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 50,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I had a minor collision with a deer car is so poorly built it destroyed entire front end and major engine components

- abeckerson, Guelph, ON, Canada

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