Ford Explorer vs Hyundai Sonata / Kia Optima - Compare

Head to head

Larger recall Ford Explorer 6.50M vs 1.60M vehicles
Higher confirmed U.S. death toll Ford Explorer 238 vs - deaths
Active Do Not Drive order even neither vehicle
Recall still ongoing even both closed

Defect tied to confirmed deaths

Ford Explorer

Ford·MY 1990-2000·SUV

238 U.S. deaths Status: closed

Recall campaign: Ford / Firestone tires
Component: Tires
Recalled: 2000
Units affected: 6.50M 6.5M tires recalled (14.4M produced)
U.S. deaths: 238 U.S. deaths linked to tread-separation rollovers; about 500 injured.

Live data slot

Not in the v1 snapshot. Fields below name the free NHTSA source they join from - no vehicle-specific number is guessed here.

NCAP crash rating SafetyRatings API

Frontal Crash – / 5★

Side Crash – / 5★

Rollover Resistance – / 5★

Overall Rating – / 5★

Owner complaints FLAT_CMPL

Volume by component pending

Full recall count FLAT_RCL

All recalls, this make/model/year 1 landmark on file

Recall - remedy available

Hyundai Sonata / Kia Optima

Hyundai / Kia·MY 2011-2019·Sedan

No confirmed deaths Status: closed

Recall campaign: Hyundai / Kia Theta II engines
Component: Engine (Theta II)
Recalled: 2015, expanded 2017
Units affected: 1.60M 1.6M+ vehicles
U.S. deaths: not asserted - Non-crash engine fires; owners were told to 'park outside.' $210M NHTSA penalties (2020).