Hyundai Sonata
Large car · every model year 2016–2027
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Hybrid Gas | A | 0 | 0 | — | 51 mpg | |
| 2026 | Hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 5 | ★★★★★ | 51 mpg | |
| 2025 | Hybrid Gas | A | 0 | 27 | ★★★★★ | 47 mpg | |
| 2024 | Hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 54 | ★★★★★ | 47 mpg | |
| 2023 | Hybrid Gas | C | 2 | 100 | ★★★★★ | 52 mpg | Park outside |
| 2022 | Hybrid Gas | D | 3 | 110 | ★★★★★ | 52 mpg | |
| 2021 | Hybrid Gas | F | 4 | 183 | ★★★★★ | 52 mpg | |
| 2020 | Hybrid Gas | C | 4 | 194 | ★★★★★ | 52 mpg | |
| 2019 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | A | 0 | 169 | ★★★★★ | 42 mpg | |
| 2018 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | B | 2 | 380 | ★★★★★ | 42 mpg | |
| 2017 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | D | 5 | 874 | ★★★★★ | 42 mpg | |
| 2016 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid Gas | F | 9 | 880 | ★★★★★ | 41 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2026: best combined mpg 47 → 51; 5 → 6 EPA configurations
- 2025: 4 → 5 EPA configurations
- 2024: best combined mpg 52 → 47; 6 → 4 EPA configurations
- 2021: 5 → 6 EPA configurations
- 2020: dropped plug-in hybrid; best combined mpg 42 → 52; 7 → 5 EPA configurations
- 2018: 8 → 7 EPA configurations
- 2017: best combined mpg 41 → 42
Best Sonata years to buy used
- 2025 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 27 complaints
- 2019 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 169 complaints
- 2024 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 54 complaints
- 2018 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 380 complaints
- 2020 — Safety C, 4 recalls, 194 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.