Vehicle report
2006 HYUNDAI SONATA
This model year
What the record shows
The 2006 Hyundai Sonata is a large car, and the 21st model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1986 to 2026.
The EPA rated three configurations: engines from 2.4-litre four-cylinder to 3.3-litre six-cylinder, front-wheel drive only, three transmissions and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 21 to 25 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 1,047 owner complaints, 2 safety recalls and 77 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.