2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Problems, Recalls & Reliability
Verdict
CautionComplaint Index
57/100
#7 most-complained of 15 Sonata Hybrid years
The 2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid has a Complaint Index of 57 with 11 complaints and no recalls, ranking 7th worst out of 15 model years. NHTSA lists Electrical System as the top problem area, giving it a "Caution" verdict relative to other Sonata Hybrid years.
- Complaints
- 11
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes / fires
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / deaths
- 1 / 0
- NHTSA overall rating
- 5 / 5 ★
- EPA combined MPG
- 47
- 44 city / 51 hwy
Top 2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid problems
NHTSA owner complaints by component group. Groups with 15+ complaints have their own page.
- Electrical System4 (36%)
- Other3 (27%)
- Collision Avoidance & Cameras2 (18%)
- Structure & Body2 (18%)
- Engine1 (9%)
- Lane Departure1 (9%)
What owners report
- Owners report the 12-volt battery draining repeatedly within days of the car sitting unused, requiring manual key entry to open the door.
- One owner describes the vehicle unexpectedly switching from electric drive to gasoline mode while parking, causing it to surge forward and hit objects in a garage.
- Owners describe the horn suddenly stopping work with no sound produced when pressed, despite no prior accident.
- One owner reports a lump under the driver seat that feels like a hard piece of steel poking through the cushion.
- Owners describe the rear collision detection system re-enabling itself every time the car starts, sometimes preventing reversing even when needed quickly.
- One owner describes a driver-attention warning that fires randomly during normal driving and cannot be turned off, pulling attention from the road.
2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid recalls
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid fuel economy and fuel cost
- City
- 44 MPG
- Highway
- 51 MPG
- Combined
- 47 MPG
- Annual fuel cost (EPA)
- $1,400
- 15,000 mi/yr
- Fuel
- Regular
- Current regular gas
- $4.32/gal
- national avg.
EPA figures; median across configurations of this model year. Estimate your own cost with the fuel cost calculator.
2025 compared with other Sonata Hybrid years
Frequently asked questions
- Is the 2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid reliable?
- NHTSA data shows 11 complaints and a Complaint Index of 57 for the 2025 Sonata Hybrid, placing it 7th worst among the 15 model years with data. It carries a "Caution" verdict relative to other Sonata Hybrid years, with no recalls filed so far.
- What is the top problem area for the 2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid?
- Electrical System complaints make up 36% of reported issues, the largest share, followed by Collision Avoidance & Cameras and Structure & Body issues at 18% each.
- Does the 2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid have any recalls?
- NHTSA lists zero recalls for the 2025 Sonata Hybrid as of the latest data update.
- How does the 2025 Sonata Hybrid compare to other years?
- Its Complaint Index of 57 is worse than 2018 (7), 2020 (21), and 2024 (14), which carry "Best" verdicts, but better than 2012 (93) and 2013 (100), which are rated "Avoid."
- What is the fuel economy of the 2025 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid?
- EPA rates it at 47 mpg combined (44 city / 51 highway), with an estimated annual fuel cost of $1,400.