2016 Hyundai SONATA consumer reviews

Only had this car ONE YEAR and feels like this car has been in the shop more than I’ve got to drive it. Radio and screen gave out on me after 2 months, refuses to fix it and quoted me 1500. Engine blew, been in the shop 3 weeks as I’m left carless after being so excited about buying my first car. I’m very upset I didn’t dig deeper into my research because this car is so unreliable. I’ve probably spent hundreds of dollars on just putting more and more oil in my car. I have to fill the oil up about ever 3-4 days. STAY AWAY FROM THIS TROUBLESOME CAR!!!

I purchased my Sonata in 2016. Within 6 months the Car Radio & Screen Unit stopped working and I had to get it replaced by Hyundai. Three years later the same thing happened and I ended up having to get the whole unit replaced again by Hyundai. I have in the last 4 weeks had the Car radio / Screen unit break down yet again. This has resulted in the loss of the cars radio, loss of a reversing camera, maps and GPS and loss of hands free phone calls. I have contacted Hyundai for a replacement unit yet again as I believe there must be a fault in the electrics or in the radio unit. Hyundai have now said that the car is out of warranty and it is not their problem and that I have to pay for the replacement unit. However I have said that this equates to three radio / screen units I have had broken in 6 years. Hence the average life cycle of my Hyundai radio unit / screen unit has been 2 years from having a new car. There is obviously a fault somewhere in the system I have investigated and there is no after market units available from 3rd Party car accessory companies in Aussie. Hence I have to go back to Hyundai and pay $900 to buy a unit and then pay extra to get it installed by someone (or else I pay Hyundai). I would note that none of my friends who have Toyotas, Fords etc have had to replace their Radio/Screen Units and some of them have had their cars for over 8 years.

This is on a 2004 Sonota that has 191,000 miles. I bought it new and it has never been back to the dealership for a warranty issue. It has 2.7 v-6 and doesn’t use any oil between oil changes. This by far has been the best car I have ever owned. Good gas mileage, I’m 6’3” and has plenty of leg room. Yes I would buy another.

Owned our Sonata since October 2017, and it had 38k on it. Now it just clicked over 100k and it's been a great car so far! On a good day, I can get up to 44 MPG and about 25 city. Power is good (2.4 engine), tackles inclines well, and keeps up with traffic. Interior is well thought out and fairly comfortable. We just came back from a 3,300 mile summer road trip and had absolutely no issues! I do all my own maintenance which means it gets meticulously maintained. My #1 complaint is oil consumption. PLEASE CHECK YOUR OIL REGULARLY. If not, you can kiss your engine goodbye! Only issues I've had were two dead batteries but other than routine maintenance, I can believe that this car will achieve 200,000 miles! Take care of your car and it will take care of you!

Car has a problem with holding oil had taken it too the dealership for service on three different occasions and three times it was put on the machine for diagnostic test and not one time did they tell me that the motor needed to be replaced and now I have a quote of close to $7,000.00 to replace try’d too talk with a salesperson but even they won’t talk to me about taking it as a trade

The 2026 Sonata has too many problems. Signal lights that may give just the opposite of what it should, goes into limp mode and the dealerships don't want to deal with the problems, a class action suit was filed because of the motor and electrical problems. It has been nine months that my car has been at the dealership and they refuse to fix the car. Hundai headquarters in California is of no help. I previously had a Hundai Santa Fe and it was fine. The Hundai Sonata when it runs like it should and has a smooth ride and plenty of power. My car's vin number was on the list for approval of fixing the problems. 9 months later it is still at the dealership. Very poor service

The car is in great condition and well maintained. The best used car experience I have ever had! Thank you for a trustworthy buying experience.

Had I known from the day I purchased a 2016 Hyundai sonota would be the day i have to come out of pocket with repair expense left and right I would of stayed far away from Hyundai but lesson learned and i will never buy another Hyundai again it is a horrible car with bad noisy shaking engines and the car burns oil like crazy i did my research come to find out others had the same problem with their Hyundai the Hyundai brand is a joke

This car is costing more then it's worth. Headlight system is attached to total light, headlight cost $600 to repair. Never again will I buy from this company.

This car is everything it’s more than what I expected very comfortable and roomy its really silent upon start up and it drive so smooth