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Hyundai Sonata MPG by year (1989-2026)

The agency's file has 38 model years of the Hyundai Sonata from 1989 to 2026. The newest, the 2026 Hyundai Sonata, gets 27 to 51 mpg combined across 6 tested versions.

Best of 2026

51 mpgSonata Hybrid Blue, hybrid, combined

Best in the file

52 mpgSonata Hybrid Blue, hybrid; reached in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Best non-hybrid, 2026

32 mpgSonata FWD w/Stop-Start, combined

Best combined mileage by model year

Each dot is the best version of that model year. The table below holds every figure.

Years when the mileage changed

The first hybrid version in the file is from 2011: the Sonata Hybrid, 36 mpg combined.
The first all-wheel-drive version in the file is from 2024: the Sonata AWD, 28 mpg combined.
2006: the best combined figure went up 2 mpg, to 25 mpg (from 23 in 2005).
2011: the best combined figure went up 11 mpg, to 36 mpg (from 25 in 2010).
2016: the best combined figure went up 4 mpg, to 41 mpg (from 37 in 2015).
2020: the best combined figure went up 10 mpg, to 52 mpg (from 42 in 2019).
2024: the best combined figure went down 5 mpg, to 47 mpg (from 52 in 2023).
2026: the best combined figure went up 4 mpg, to 51 mpg (from 47 in 2025).
Plug-in hybrid versions were last listed for 2019; the file has none for 2026.

Your fuel cost, 2026 Sonata

Pick a 2026 version, then set your miles and fuel price. Fuel price as of 2026-11-14, U.S. Department of Energy / EPA. The price box starts at the dated price of the fuel the picked version burns and sets the price of that fuel.

Version Miles you drive a year Price per gallon ($)

$1,875 a year

2026 Sonata FWD w/Stop-Start, 4-cyl 2.5 L: 28 mpg city, 38 highway, 32 combined. The agency's own estimate for the 2026 Sonata version is $1,950 a year (15,000 miles, the agency's fuel prices).

32miles per gallon, combined

$0.13fuel cost per mile

469gallons a year

$9,375fuel cost over 5 years

Every model year

Open a year for the calculator, every version, rivals, safety record and recalls. Years in the table are the ones the agency tested; pages exist for 3 of them.

Model year	Versions	Best gas	Best hybrid	Fuel a year (agency)	Best figure against the year before
1989	3	21 mpg	none	$2,950 to $3,450	no earlier year in the file
1990	3	21 mpg	none	$2,950 to $3,450	no change
1991	3	21 mpg	none	$2,950 to $3,450	no change
1992	3	20 mpg	none	$3,100 to $3,450	-1 mpg
1993	3	20 mpg	none	$3,100 to $3,450	no change
1994	6	21 mpg	none	$2,950 to $3,450	+1 mpg
1995	3	21 mpg	none	$2,950 to $3,450	no change
1996	3	22 mpg	none	$2,850 to $3,300	+1 mpg
1997	3	21 mpg	none	$2,950 to $3,450	-1 mpg
1998	3	21 mpg	none	$2,950 to $3,450	no change
1999	4	22 mpg	none	$2,850 to $2,950	+1 mpg
2000	4	22 mpg	none	$2,850 to $3,100	no change
2001	4	22 mpg	none	$2,850 to $3,100	no change
2002	4	23 mpg	none	$2,700 to $3,100	+1 mpg
2003	4	23 mpg	none	$2,700 to $3,100	no change
2004	4	23 mpg	none	$2,700 to $3,100	no change
2005	4	23 mpg	none	$2,700 to $3,100	no change
2006	3	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $2,950	+2 mpg
2007	3	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $2,950	no change
2008	3	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $2,850	no change
2009	3	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $2,850	no change
2010	3	25 mpg	none	$2,500 to $2,850	no change
2011	4	27 mpg	36 mpg	$1,750 to $2,400	+11 mpg
2012	4	27 mpg	36 mpg	$1,750 to $2,400	no change
2013	5	27 mpg	37 mpg	$1,700 to $2,400	+1 mpg
2014	4	27 mpg	37 mpg	$1,700 to $2,600	no change
2015	7	31 mpg	37 mpg	$1,700 to $2,600	no change
2016	8	31 mpg	41 mpg	$1,500 to $2,600	+4 mpg
2017	8	31 mpg	42 mpg	$1,500 to $2,600	+1 mpg
2018	7	31 mpg	42 mpg	$1,500 to $2,400	no change
2019	7	31 mpg	42 mpg	$1,500 to $2,400	no change
2020	5	32 mpg	52 mpg	$1,200 to $2,000	+10 mpg
2021	6	32 mpg	52 mpg	$1,200 to $2,300	no change
2022	6	32 mpg	52 mpg	$1,200 to $2,300	no change
2023	6	32 mpg	52 mpg	$1,200 to $2,300	no change
2024	4	29 mpg	47 mpg	$1,300 to $2,300	-5 mpg
2025	5	32 mpg	47 mpg	$1,300 to $2,300	no change
2026	6	32 mpg	51 mpg	$1,200 to $2,300	+4 mpg

The best combined figure changed against the year before in 14 of 38 model years: 1992: -1 mpg, 1994: +1 mpg, 1996: +1 mpg, 1997: -1 mpg, 1999: +1 mpg, 2002: +1 mpg, 2006: +2 mpg, 2011: +11 mpg, 2013: +1 mpg, 2016: +4 mpg, 2017: +1 mpg, 2020: +10 mpg, 2024: -5 mpg, 2026: +4 mpg.

Where the newest year stands

The 2026 Sonata is in the Large Cars class. By best combined figure it ranks 1st of 16 2026 models in that class; the middle figure for the class is 23 mpg and the top figure is 51 mpg. Best Large Cars mileage, 2026 models.

Other Hyundai models

Every other Hyundai model on this site, nearest to the Sonata in newest-year mileage first.

Model	Newest year	Combined	Against the Sonata
Elantra	2026	23 to 54 mpg	3 higher
Tucson	2026	26 to 38 mpg	13 lower
Santa Fe	2026	21 to 36 mpg	15 lower
Nexo	2026	60 to 68 MPGe	not the same measure
Palisade	2026	19 to 34 mpg	17 lower
Kona	2026	26 to 31 mpg	20 lower
Venue	2026	31 mpg	20 lower
Santa Cruz	2026	20 to 25 mpg	26 lower
Ioniq 9	2026	85 to 92 MPGe	not the same measure
Ioniq 5	2026	71 to 115 MPGe	not the same measure
Ioniq 6	2025	103 to 135 MPGe	not the same measure

Common questions

Which Hyundai Sonata model year has the best mileage?

Since 1989, the best conventional figure is 52 mpg combined, for the 2023 Sonata Hybrid Blue.

How many versions of the Hyundai Sonata has the agency tested?

168 versions across 38 model years (1989 to 2026).

Has the mileage of the Hyundai Sonata gone up over the years?

The best combined figure was 21 mpg in 1989 and is 51 mpg in 2026, a change of +30 mpg.

Is there a hybrid Sonata?

The first hybrid version in the agency's file is from 2011; the newest model year, 2026, has one.

Mileage and fuel cost: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, fueleconomy.gov vehicle file (file dated 2026-11-04). Your own mileage depends on how and where you drive. Where our numbers come from.