Hyundai Sonata

Hyundai Sonata — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Hyundai Sonata

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
Generation 3 2011–2019 — $9,995–$14,268 3,366 48 9,142
Generation 4 2020–now — $16,988–$45,585 12,260 15 634

Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Sonata

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Hyundai 2.0L 4-cylinder 1997–2019 13 models 27

About the Hyundai Sonata

The Hyundai Sonata is a mid-size car that has been manufactured by Hyundai since 1985. The first generation Sonata, which was introduced in 1985, was a facelifted version of the Hyundai Stellar with an engine upgrade, and was withdrawn from the market in two years due to poor customer reaction. While the nameplate was originally only sold in South Korea, the second generation of 1988 was widely exported.

Source: Wikipedia — Hyundai Sonata, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 661 $9,995 22% 106,925 mi
2016 600 $9,995 22% 100,109 mi
2017 486 $11,627 26% 97,115 mi
2018 946 $13,288 29% 80,148 mi
2019 673 $14,268 31% 72,834 mi
2020 531 $16,988 37% 70,310 mi
2021 659 $17,398 38% 64,929 mi
2022 644 $20,351 45% 51,968 mi
2023 1,556 $20,998 46% 36,324 mi
2024 684 $23,726 52% 32,292 mi
2025 1,950 $22,777 50% 20,053 mi
2026 6,207 $30,980 68% 141 mi
2027 29 $45,585 100% 5 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated .

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
2011 14 3,463 Steering, Engine, Electrical System
2012 8 1,704 Engine, Steering, Electrical System
2014 7 769 Engine, Electrical System, Exterior Lighting
2015 9 1,170 Engine, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2016 6 1,000 Engine, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2017 3 868 Engine, Steering, Unknown Or Other
2018 1 9 Engine, Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance
2019 0 159 Engine, Unknown Or Other, Exterior Lighting
2020 4 181 Fuel/Propulsion System, Electrical System, Engine
2021 4 171 Engine, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2022 3 106 Power Train, Electrical System, Engine
2023 2 98 Fuel/Propulsion System, Engine, Power Train
2024 1 50 Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Forward Collision Avoidance
2025 0 26 Unknown Or Other, Electrical System, Service Brakes
2026 1 2 Tires, Unknown Or Other

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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