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Hyundai Azera · 2016

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V619000·2021-08-06

    Hyundai Recalls Sonata, Accent, Azera, and Sonata Hybrid for Trunk Latch Defect

    Hyundai is recalling specific 2016-2020 Sonata, Sonata Hybrid, Accent, and Azera vehicles because a damaged trunk latch may prevent opening from the inside, risking entrapment.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI SONATA, SONATA HYBRID, AZERA, ACCENT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE19003 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
  • RQ17004 Recall Query · engine
  • PE13033 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
  • PE13007 Preliminary Evaluation · suspension:rear
  • PE09003 Preliminary Evaluation · electronic stability control

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2012 · steering 38 complaints, median 64,000 mi
  • 2013 · steering 33 complaints, median 61,000 mi
  • 2006 · electrical 25 complaints, median 65,000 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

488 manufacturer service bulletins across 12 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2017: 4.3/5 · 12 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2016: 4.2/5 · 15 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2015: 4.4/5 · 9 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
  • 2014: 4.0/5 · 48 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2013: 3.7/5 · 112 complaints · most complained-of: steering

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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