8th Generation Sonata
- Years
- 2020–2020
- Reliability
- N/A
- PainRank™
- N/A
- Complaints
- 0
7th Generation Sonata
- Years
- 2015–2019
- Reliability
- 45th out of 50
- PainRank™
- 18.44
- Complaints
- 277
6th Generation Sonata
- Years
- 2011–2014
- Reliability
- 50th out of 50
- PainRank™
- 68.11
- Complaints
- 1312
5th Generation Sonata
- Years
- 2006–2010
- Reliability
- 47th out of 50
- PainRank™
- 19.96
- Complaints
- 384
4th Generation Sonata
- Years
- 2000–2005
- Reliability
- 30th out of 50
- PainRank™
- 4.97
- Complaints
- 111
3rd Generation Sonata
- Years
- 1995–1999
- Reliability
- 15th out of 50
- PainRank™
- 1.31
- Complaints
- 11
2nd Generation Sonata
- Years
- 1989–1994
- Reliability
- 8th out of 50
- PainRank™
- 0.44
- Complaints
- 4
Hyundai Sonata Generations
The Sonata has 7 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.
The 6th generation (2011—2014) has been the least reliable.
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