Hyundai Sonata

1989–2026 · Gasoline

The headline figure for this car is 27 MPG, but the EPA rates 4 different versions of it, from 27 to 32 MPG. Which engine and drivetrain you order is worth $215 a year in fuel — a decision made once at the dealership and paid for every week afterwards.

27 mpg Combined ~~EPA rated~~

24 mpg City

33 mpg Highway

$2,300 EPA annual fuel ~~at 15,000 mi~~

Your cost per mile

Every version, 2026

Version	Combined	City	Highway	Fuel	EPA annual
2.5L 4cyl · FWD · Auto S8	32	28	38	Regular	$1,950
2.5L 4cyl · FWD · Auto S8	29	25	36	Regular	$2,150
2.5L 4cyl · AWD · Auto S8	27	24	33	Regular	$2,300
2.5L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AM-S8	27	23	32	Regular	$2,300

4 configurations, 27–32 MPG.

Every model year

Year	Combined	City	Highway
1989	21	18	26
1990	20	18	24
1991	20	18	24
1992	20	18	25
1993	20	18	25
1994	21	18	25
1995	21	18	26
1996	21	18	26
1997	20	18	25
1998	20	18	25
1999	21	18	26
2000	21	18	26
2001	22	19	27
2002	22	19	27
2003	22	19	28
2004	22	19	28
2005	22	19	27
2006	24	21	30
2007	24	21	30
2008	24	21	30
2009	22	19	29
2010	25	22	32
2011	27	24	34
2012	26	22	33
2013	26	22	33
2014	27	24	34
2015	28	24	36
2016	29	25	36
2017	29	25	36
2018	28	25	35
2019	26	23	32
2020	31	27	36
2021	30	27	37
2022	31	27	37
2023	31	27	37
2024	28	25	34
2025	28	25	34
2026	27	24	33

Straight from the EPA certification database, one row per model year, showing the best-rated version of each. Trims with identical figures are collapsed.

What owners report

Year	Owners	Average reported	Spread
1998	2	23.5	23–24
1999	1	15.0	15–15
2000	1	26.4	26–26
2001	1	25.0	25–25
2002	3	31.4	29–37
2003	1	26.0	26–26
2004	2	27.0	26–28
2005	4	21.5	16–27
2006	17	25.4	17–35
2007	18	25.8	19–34
2008	9	25.9	21–33
2009	6	26.0	24–29
2010	10	26.4	24–31
2011	4	32.0	29–36
2012	8	24.3	17–31
2013	3	21.9	20–29
2014	1	38.2	38–38
2015	2	21.6	20–23
2016	3	34.2	33–36
2017	4	24.2	19–30
2018	1	26.6	27–27
2019	1	28.6	29–29
2020	1	25.8	26–26
2021	1	45.4	45–45
2023	1	32.8	33–33

105 owners filed these through the EPA's own My MPG tool. That is a sample, not an average — read them as anecdotes. They are here because they are the only owner-reported figures in public federal data.

How this is worked out

Cost per mile is the fuel price over the combined MPG of the version you pick, at the price and mileage you enter. Where a version requires premium, it is costed at the premium price — that is a real and permanent difference between two cars wearing the same badge.

Every figure comes from the U.S. EPA's public fuel economy data. We add no estimates of our own; a missing number shows as a dash rather than a guess.

Add your numbers

Federal data has at most a handful of owners per car and nothing at all on servicing. If you own one, send what you actually get. It goes on this page with the sample size next to it.