2025 Hyundai Sonata

Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 17, 2026.

Fuel economy
27–47 mpgcombined; city 23–44, highway 32–51; every version of this model year
Five years of fuel
$6,910–$12,030U.S. average; Ohio $6,170–$10,750 at local prices; every version of this model year; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026
NHTSA overall safety rating
5 starslowest across the versions NHTSA tested
Recall campaigns
0none on file
Owner complaints
28filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Trims

NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2025 Sonata. A trim's engine and numbers are shown as its own only where EPA names versions after the trim and no other version could be it; "seen with" means a source shows that engine on the trim, not that it was the only one. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year: whether a recall applies to a car depends on its VIN, on NHTSA's recall lookup.

Problems owners report

Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Sonata. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.

Complaints by part of the car
PartComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service brakes6000
Unknown or other6000
Electrical system5000
Vehicle speed control5000
Power train3000
Back over prevention2101
Engine2000
Fuel/propulsion system2000
Seats2000
Air bags1000
Forward collision avoidance1100
Lane departure1000
2 more parts
Structure1000
Wheels1000

Complaints by model year

Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.

  1. 20061,047
  2. 2007696
  3. 2008425
  4. 2009460
  5. 2010345
  6. 20113,473
  7. 20121,712
  8. 20132,024
  9. 2014778
  10. 20151,207
  11. 2016886
  12. 2017878
  13. 2018383
  14. 2019172
  15. 2020196
  16. 2021189
  17. 2022113
  18. 2023102
  19. 202455
  20. 202528
  21. 20266

Every Sonata year side by side

Recalls

NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2025 Sonata. NHTSA's recall lookup checks a specific VIN.

Service bulletins and investigations

Carmakers sent NHTSA 33 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2025 Sonata, the latest on Oct 8, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.

The parts they mention most: electrical system (23), engine (3), power train (3), air bags (2), exterior lighting (2).

NHTSA hasn't opened a defect investigation that covers this model year.

Maintenance

Oil

The owner's manual gives the oil and how often to change it. We show oil facts only once we've checked them against the manual, and we haven't yet for the 2025 Sonata.

Oil change near you: Jiffy Lube · Take 5

Used ones for sale

See used 2025 Hyundai Sonatas for sale on: Autotrader · CarMax

These are searches on those sites; we don't copy or check their listings. Your ZIP is used for these links and never kept.

Specs

EPA class: large cars. EPA greenhouse gas score: 5–8 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:

VersionEngineTransmissionFuelCity / hwy / comb
Sonata
Front-Wheel Drive		2.5 L, 4 cylAutomatic (S8)Regular Gasoline28 / 38 / 32
Sonata
Front-Wheel Drive		2.5 L, 4 cylAutomatic (S8)Regular Gasoline25 / 36 / 29
Sonata
All-Wheel Drive		2.5 L, 4 cylAutomatic (S8)Regular Gasoline25 / 34 / 28
Sonata
Front-Wheel Drive		2.5 L, 4 cyl, turboAutomatic (AM-S8)Regular Gasoline23 / 32 / 27
Sonata Hybrid
Front-Wheel Drive		2.0 L, 4 cylAutomatic (AM-S6)Regular Gasoline44 / 51 / 47

Sources and dates

Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data