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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5NPE24AF4GH••••••2016 Hyundai SONATA
This build draws 2.5× more complaints than the average 2016 Hyundai SONATA build (36 vs 14).
36on this build
709on the model
50builds in total
1involved a crash
2involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedEngine 24Electrical System 3Power Train 3Vehicle Speed Control 2
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireNov 2023
On the evening of 11/28/2023 I had my vehicle parked in my garage of my home when my smoke detectors went off. I went to my garage to discover it was full of smoke and it particularly was coming from the front of the engine I had my son call the fire department and poured water…
Electrical SystemcrashNov 2020
Reciban cordiales saludos, el 11/01/2020 dicho vehiculo es usado como lyft venia de pasajero y tuvimos un accidente. Las bolsa de aire jamas se abrieron, echo que agrabo mi condicin. Ya que impacte mi cabeza fuertemente contra el marco de puerta del vehiculo ocasionando mi…
Unknown Or OtherJan 2026
Vehicle: 2016 Hyundai Sonata VIN: [XXX] While stopped in traffic with my foot firmly on the brake, my vehicle begins to accelerate before I release the brake pedal. This is not normal “creep” — the engine increases RPM and the vehicle moves forward as if the accelerator is being…
Air BagsJul 2025
Warning light on dash just went on
Power TrainJan 2024
Background Info : On November 28th, 2023 I filed a case with Hyundai Consumer Affairs due to smoke and sparks coming from my 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA engine. I was assigned to a Case Coordinator Carla who did not provide her last name at telephone 714-694-4963. She was my contact…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5NPE24AF4GH317352 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.