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Hyundai Sonata Sport Limited MPG by year — every rating on record

The Hyundai Sonata Sport Limited has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 3 model years, from 2015 to 2017. Across those years its best rated version returned 28 mpg (2016) and its thirstiest returned 27 mpg (2015). The EPA record holds 3 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Large Cars.

28best combined mpg (2016)
27worst combined mpg (2015)
28latest year best (2017)
3configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
2015127 mpg27 mpg#13 of 75 (84th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularLarge Cars
2016128 mpg28 mpg#19 of 72 (75th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularLarge Cars
2017128 mpg28 mpg#17 of 74 (78th pct)Front-Wheel DriveRegularLarge Cars

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Hyundai Sonata Sport Limited placed highest in 2015 at #13 of 75, and lowest in 2016 at #19 of 72. It spent 3 of its 3 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 3 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrCO2 g/miGHG
20172.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (S6) RegularSIDI253528410.710.6$2,2503166/10
20162.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (S6) RegularSIDI253528410.710.6$2,2503177/10
20152.4L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic (S6) RegularSIDI243427425.911.0$2,3003277/10

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

ChangeBest combinedDeltaGallons a year at the newer rating
2015 → 201627 → 28 mpg+1 mpg411 gal

What Sonata Sport Limited fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2017 Hyundai Sonata Sport Limited burns 411 to 411 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.

Pump priceMost efficientThirstiestSpread
$3.00/gal$1,232$1,232$0
$3.50/gal$1,438$1,438$0
$4.00/gal$1,643$1,643$0

EPA’s own estimate for the 2017 model year is $2,250 to $2,250 a year in fuel.

How it compares with other Large Cars

Across the 305 nameplates EPA classifies as Large Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 28 mpg the Hyundai Sonata Sport Limited is 7 mpg better the median, which is worth about $479 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

Other Hyundai nameplates

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