Hyundai Sonata Hybrid MPG by year — every rating on record

The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 17 model years, from 2011 to 2027. Across those years its best rated version returned 47 mpg (2020) and its thirstiest returned 36 mpg (2011). The EPA record holds 17 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Large Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Hyundai Sonata Hybrid placed highest in 2011 at #6 of 71, and lowest in 2019 at #30 of 127. It spent 17 of its 17 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 17 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 4 of 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Sonata Hybrid fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2027 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid burns 245 to 245 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2027 model year is $1,350 to $1,350 a year in fuel, or $4,500 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Midsize Cars

Across the 483 nameplates EPA classifies as Midsize Cars, the median best combined rating is 25 mpg. At 47 mpg the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is 22 mpg better the median, which is worth about $754 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Midsize Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Hyundai nameplates

Every Hyundai model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.