Every Sonata Hybrid model year from 2011 to 2025, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Mid-Size Passenger Car of the same year.
Scored separately as its own vehicle: Sonata (2004–2025).
Across 15 scored model years the Sonata Hybrid sits close to its class average on both counts. The spread between years is what matters: 2019 is its strongest, 2017 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Mid-Size Passenger Car sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | #40 /48 | 17th | ||
| 2012 | #39 /43 | 10th | ||
| 2013 | #43 /50 | 14th | ||
| 2014 | #39 /48 | 19th | ||
| 2015 | #46 /50 | 8th | ||
| 2016 | #45 /47 | 4th | ||
| 2017 | #46 /50 | 8th | Avoid | |
| 2018 | #22 /43 | 50th | ||
| 2019 | #17 /47 | 65th | Best year | |
| 2020 | #36 /38 | 5th | ||
| 2021 | #30 /33 | 9th | ||
| 2022 | #26 /29 | 11th | ||
| 2023 | #20 /29 | 32th | ||
| 2024 | #7 /24 | 74th | ||
| 2025 | #8 /18 | 59th |
The line has moved around across 15 model years, with its weakest stretch in 2011–2017. The recent trend is upward. This 2025 car falls in a strong stretch.
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every Sonata Hybrid model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Mid-Size Passenger Car of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2023–2025), the trouble concentrates in one place: engine. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Mid-Size Passenger Car of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.
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Your Sonata Hybrid is plotted against 18 rivals from 2025.
Look up your Sonata Hybrid →Your Sonata Hybrid is scored the same way, for every model year.
Look up your Sonata Hybrid →2019 is the strongest Sonata Hybrid model year on record, ranking #17 of 47 Mid-Size Passenger Cars that year.
2017 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #46 of 50.
The 2025 Sonata Hybrid ranks #8 of 18 Mid-Size Passenger Cars — the upper half of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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