2014 Hyundai Sonata · symptom sheet
Tail lights or brake lights fail
- 51owner reports
- 75,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Nov 3, 2025 · checked Sep 19, 2026
118 of the 719 complaints on this car are about the exterior lighting. 51 of those describe tail light failure.
Tick what matches of 51 reports
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the bulb (34 reports), the wiring or socket (20 reports), the LED module (19 reports) and the tail light assembly (18 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the exterior lighting covers the 2014 model year as of Sep 19, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 60,000 and 88,900 miles, from the 26 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Right brake light assembly melting around lightbulb and right brake light not working due to the burn. I went to multiple used auto parts store to try and buy the right brake assembly and noted multiple cars from 2011-2014 had the same issue.”
Filed Sep 27, 2023
“Headlights need to be replaced every three months. Brake lights turnt out and melted the plastic around it. Had to replace the entire light unit. Now, the breaklight doesnt work at all. Even after replacing the entire light unit and bulbs.”
Filed Dec 12, 2022
“Headlights and taillights constantly burning out. Taillights have melted sockets on both driver and passenger side and it seems the fuses are burning for anything powering the exterior lights. This is a safety hazard from not being seen on the road by other vehicles to a potential fire hazard.”
Filed Jan 21, 2022
“Tail lights continually kept burning out. Eventually, after a few installs, tht last one melted requiring they full assembly to be replaced. The first side went out on the right a couple of years prior, this year the left side did the same thing. The smell of burning was noticed, and found the cause from the tail light.”
Filed Aug 19, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 51 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 141 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 135 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 65 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 56 reports
- Headlights too dim or fail 54 reports
- Vehicle fire 34 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 29 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 29 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 27 reports
- Hybrid or EV system warning, loss of power 26 reports