2012 Hyundai Sonata Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 22about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,559 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 6,100miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the visibility of the 2012 Hyundai Sonata, 1% of the 1,559 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,100 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“In june 2012 while my Sonata was sitting in the driveway the driver side glass shattered with no impact. I had to pay for the replacement thinking it was damaged somehow. But yesterday yet again my Sonata was sitting in the garage this time and the driver side glass shattered again. This must be a defect in the car somehow.”
NHTSA complaint #10594054, filed 2014-05, 12,000 miles“The windshield is optically distorted and has been since day #1. I pointed that out to the dealer's service team 2 times. The second time the service manager pulled up a 2013 & showed me that it was distorted like my windshield & said it must be normal. I asked if it could be replaced he said no.”
NHTSA complaint #10488111, filed 2012-12, 1,148 miles“On april 5, 2021 at about 7am. I was driving my daughter's 2012 Hyundai Sonata limited edition with a panorama sunroof to a casino call cache creek casino in california. I was driving and she was the passenger that morning. I was going around 70 MPH on interstate 80, eastbound when all of sudden the center sunroof exploded and glass flew everywhere. It sounded like someone shot a gun at us and we almost lost control and barely avoided a major collision with the vehicle in next to us. We pulled of the next exit in hercules,ca. To the first gas station we saw. …”
NHTSA complaint #11413491, filed 2021-04, 120,000 miles“Discovered another problem with 2012 Hyundai Sonata. It has visibility problems. Dashboard is reflected on to the windsheild when sun is on your left (it happened to me when I was driving south around 8.30am). This impairs the visibility of the driver and could cause serious accidents.”
NHTSA complaint #10432878, filed 2011-10, 350 miles“Driving on hwy I-385 - looking out the right side of the front windshield I thought I saw a dog run into the path of my car. It was not a dog. It was a distortion in my windshield that created wavy lines of the guardrails that I was driving by. I took my car to greer Hyundai, sc, to see what could be done with the windshield. The service manager saw the distortion in my windshield and then went to check some other 2012 Sonata's. He said that the same distortion was in those also and that no one else had complained. …”
NHTSA complaint #10473521, filed 2012-08, 10 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10251285Feb 14, 2024This bulletin contains information about the proper removal of the windshield wiper blade protective cover on all models. If the protective cover is not removed correctly, there…
- 10235341Apr 6, 2023Certain Hyundai vehicles may not be equipped with an immobilizer. This bulletin provides the service procedure to update the IBU/BCM (Integrated Body Control Unit/Body Control…
- 10230904Jan 30, 2023This bulletin provides information regarding condensation related to the accumulated moisture in the headlamp, rear combination lamp, daytime running lamp (DRL), or fog lamp…
- 10167732Oct 2, 2019The warranty coverage for the panoramic sunroof moving glass has been extended to 10 years or 120,000 miles from the date of original retail delivery or date of first use…
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 | 3 | 3% |
| 2021 | 12 | 9% |
| 2020 | 7 | 4% |
| 2019 | 3 | 2% |
| 2018 | 6 | 2% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 | 11 | 2% |
| 2015 | 30 | 3% |
| 2014 | 10 | 1% |
| 2013 | 22 | 1% |
| 2012 | 22 | 1% |
| 2011 | 25 | 1% |
| 2010 | 3 | 1% |
| 2009 | 19 | 4% |
| 2008 | 96 | 23% |
| 2007 | 141 | 20% |
| 2006 | 186 | 18% |
| 2005 | 4 | 2% |
| 2004 | 4 | 2% |
| 2003 | 5 | 3% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1% |
| 2001 | 9 | 4% |
| 2000 | 6 | 2% |
| 1999 | 5 | 4% |
| 1998 | 9 | 18% |
| 1997 | 5 | 10% |
| 1996 | 2 | 9% |
| 1995 | 5 | 8% |
| 1993 | 1 | 4% |
| 1992 | 1 | 5% |
| 1991 | 1 | 3% |
| 1990 | 3 | 19% |
Other parts of the 2012 Hyundai Sonata
568 complaintsSteering
301 complaintsElectrical system
235 complaintsAir bags
170 complaintsBrakes
158 complaintsExterior lighting
141 complaintsOther or unknown
125 complaintsFuel system
114 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
97 complaintsVehicle speed control
84 complaintsSeat belts
75 complaintsBody and structure
39 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Hyundai Sonata
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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