Vehicle report
2008 HYUNDAI SONATA
This model year
What the record shows
The 2008 Hyundai Sonata is a large car, and the 23rd 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 22 to 25 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 425 owner complaints, 2 safety recalls, 1 investigation and 51 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.