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Sonata

Large Cars · model years 1990 to 2026

Includes Sonata, Sonata AWD, Sonata FWD and 6 more as listed by the EPA.

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The verdict

Best year: 2025. complaints: 0, below this model's typical 437; recalls: 0, below this model's typical 4.

Worst year: 2011. complaints: 3364, about 9.6x this model's typical 349; recalls: 14, about 3.5x this model's typical 4.

Year by year

Year by year summary for the Hyundai Sonata
YearTrimsMPGHPFuel costRecallsComplaintsInvestigationsTSBsTop complaintsVerdict
19903Gas20no data$3,100no datano data0no datano data
19913Gas20no data$3,100no datano data0no datano data
19923Gas20no data$3,100no datano data0no datano data
19933Gas20no data$3,100no datano data0no datano data
19943Gas20no data$3,100no datano data0no datano data
19953Gas21no data$2,950no datano data0no datano data
19963Gas21no data$2,950no datano data0no datano data
19973Gas20no data$3,100no datano data0no datano data
19983Gas20no data$3,100no datano data0no datano data
19994Gas21no data$2,950no datano data0no datano data
20004Gas21no data$2,950no datano data0no datano data
20014Gas21no data$2,950no datano data0no datano data
20024Gas21no data$2,975no datano data0no datano data
20034Gas21no data$2,975no datano data0no datano data
20044Gas21no data$2,975no datano data0no datano data
20054Gas21no data$2,975no datano data0no datano data
20063Gas24no data$2,600no datano data0no datano data
20073Gas24no data$2,600no datano data0no datano data
20083Gas24no data$2,600no datano data0no datano data
20093Gas25no data$2,500no datano data0no datano data
20103Gas25175$2,5002345350STRUCTURE 40%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 9%, ENGINE 7%
20114Gas, Hybrid26.5198$2,350143,36410 (1 open)253STEERING 26%, ENGINE 21%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%
20124Gas, Hybrid27198$2,30081,5489 (1 open)198ENGINE 25%, STEERING 13%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%
20135Gas, Hybrid27236$2,30091,88611 (1 open)200ENGINE 28%, STEERING 13%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%
20144Gas, Hybrid32232$2,00077399 (1 open)197ENGINE 28%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 13%, EXTERIOR LIGHTING 11%
20155Gas, Hybrid31185$2,00091,1186 (1 open)264ENGINE 37%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10%
20166Gas, Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid35.5185$1,77567125253ENGINE 45%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 9%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9%
20176Gas, Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid35185$1,80037535 (1 open)239ENGINE 38%, STEERING 17%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10%
20186Gas, Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid35213$1,80013583208ENGINE 38%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11%
20196Gas, Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid35185$1,800003167no data
20205Gas, Hybrid32191$1,95041602120FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 18%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 13%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11%
20216Gas, Hybrid31.5191$1,97541172105ENGINE 19%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17%, POWER TRAIN 13%
20226Gas, Hybrid31.5191$1,975385193POWER TRAIN 18%, ENGINE 17%, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 15%
20236Gas, Hybrid31.5191$1,975282054FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 27%, ENGINE 20%, POWER TRAIN 11%
20244Gas, Hybrid28.5191$2,175140032ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 22%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 12%
20255Gas, Hybrid29191$2,05000026no data
20266Gas, Hybrid30.5no data$1,975no datano data0no datano data

How the numbers moved

Combined MPG, median1990: 20 to 2026: 30.5
Owner complaints2010: 345 to 2025: 0
How we score each year

We compare each year of the Hyundai Sonata to the model's own typical numbers, not to other cars. A year reads solid when its recalls, owner complaints, and federal investigations sit at or below what is typical for this model, mixed when some of those numbers run above typical, and avoid when they run far above it. Deaths, reported fires, and an NHTSA advisory to park outside count against a year no matter what this model's baseline looks like.

A year is scored only when NHTSA has both complaint and recall counts for it. Complaint data often lags for the newest years, so a recent year can read not enough data even while its recall count already shows in the table. When the history is too thin, we say not enough data instead of guessing. Service bulletins are routine maintenance guidance from the manufacturer and do not lower a year's score.

Scores run 0 to 100, higher is better. Recall, complaint, and investigation figures come from NHTSA records. Fuel economy, fuel cost, and horsepower figures come from the EPA, shown as the median across the year's trims.

Information is gathered on a best-effort basis from public sources, may be incomplete or out of date, and is not purchasing or financial advice. Verify with the manufacturer or dealer before buying.