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2025

  • IIHS Safety Awards, IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+, IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety), U.S
  • Car and Driver Editor’s Choice Awards, Mid-Size Sedan, Car and Driver, U.S

2024

  • Best Used Midsize Car for Teens, Best Used Midsize Car for Teens, U.S. News & World Report, U.S (SONATA Hybrid)
  • Editors’ Choice Awards, Family Sedan, Car and Driver, U.S.

2023

  • 2023 Family Sedan, Editor's Choice Awards, Car and Driver, U.S.
  • Top Safety Pick, IIHS, U.S.
  • Greenest Vehicles, 2023 ACEEE Greenest Vehicles (American Council for an Energy-Efficienct Economy), U.S. (SONATA Hybrid Blue)
  • Infotainment and Connectivity Award, J.D. Power, U.S.

2022

  • Top Score in th Midsize Sedan segment, 2022 J.D. Power U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS)
  • Top Safety Pick , IIHS, U.S.
  • Second Place in the Midsize Car Segment, JD Power. U.S.
  • Top Safety Pick, IIHS, U.S.

2021

  • Top Safety Pick , IIHS, U.S.
  • Best Family Car in U.S.
  • 5 Star Overall Safety Rating , NHTSA, U.S.

2020

  • ALG Residual Value Award (RVA), ALG, U.S.
  • Vehicle Satisfaction Awards - Premium Mid-Size Car, AutoPacific, U.S.
  • 10 Best User Experiences, WardsAuto, U.S.
  • 10 Best Engines for 2019, WardsAuto, U.S.
  • 5 Star Overall Safety Rating , NHTSA, U.S.
  • 5 Star Overall Safety Rating , NHTSA, U.S. (SONATA Hybrid)
  • Best New Car of 2020, Autotrader, U.S.
  • iF Design Award - Automibiles/Vehicles, Germany
  • Redesign of the Year, ALG, Canada
  • MotorWeek Drivers’ Choice Awards – Family Sedan, MotorWeek,U.S.
  • Top Safety Pick+ , IIHS, U.S.
  • Best Auto Tech Award, Kelley Blue Book

2019

  • Best Car Buy of the Year Award – Best Family SUV, Driving Today, U.S.
  • 2019 Sobre Ruedas Awards, Sobre Ruedas, U.S.
  • Sedan of the Show, the Southern Automotive Media Association, U.S.
  • Hispanic Motor press Awards – Best new vehicles, Hispanic Motor press, U.S.
  • The IDEA Award Winner 2019 : Finalist- Product Design (Vehicle) , IDEA, U.S.
  • Top Safety Pick+ , IIHS, U.S.
  • Readers' Choice Award - Most for Your Money, The Detroit News, U.S.

2018

  • 5 Star Overall Safety Rating , NHTSA, U.S.
  • Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, AutoPacific, U.S.
  • Cost to Own awards, Kelley Blue Book, U.S.
  • Top Safety Pick+ , IIHS, U.S.

2017

  • Good Design Awards, The Chicago Athenaeum, U.S.
  • Top Safety Pick+ , IIHS, U.S.
  • 5 Star Overall Safety Rating , NHTSA, U.S.
  • Best Economic Performance - in the full size sedan category, Automotive Science Group, U.S.
  • Top-Ranked In the Midsize car segment, J.D. Power, U.S.
  • Best All-Around Performance, Automotive Science Group, U.S. (SONATA Hybrid)

2016

  • Best Bet Awards, The Car Book, U.S.
  • Best Family Cars of 2016, Kelley Blue Book, U.S.
  • Top Safety Pick+ , Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, U.S.
  • Automotive Best Buy - Hybrids Category, Consumers Digest, U.S. (SONATA Hybrid)
  • Best New Car Awards - Eco, Housekeeping / Car and Driver, U.S. (SONATA Hybrid)

2015

  • 2015 Top Safety Car, CATARC, China
  • Car of the Year, Saudi Auto Magazine, Saudi Arabia
  • Top Safety Pick+ , Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, U.S.
  • 5 Star Safety Rating , National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S.
  • 2015 Vehicle Satisfaction Award – Mid Size Car , Auto Pacific, U.S.
  • 2015 APEAL Study - No.2 in the midsize car segment , J.D. Power, U.S.
  • Best Family Cars of 2015 - Best Sedans , Parents Magazine / Edmunds.com , U.S.
  • Most Affordable Midsize Sedan for 2015 , Cars.com, U.S.
  • Best Midsize Car for the Money, U.S. News & World Report, U.S.
  • BEST 5 ALL-AROUND PERFORMANCE in full-size cars, The Automotive Science Group, U.S.
  • 2015 Best Economic Performance Award, The Automotive Science Group, U.S.
  • Red Dot Design Awards, Red Dot Design Zentrum Nordheim Westfalen, Germany
  • Best Midsize Car for Families, U.S. News and World Report (U.S. News Best Cars), U.S.
  • KBB.com Best Family Car of 2015, Kelly Blue Book, U.S.
  • 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars Under $25,000, Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com, U.S. (Sonata Hybrid)
  • Wards 10 Best Engines, Ward's Auto, U.S. (Plug-in Hybrid)
  • 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars Under $25,000 (Sonata Hybrid), Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com, U.S. (Plug-in Hybrid)

2014

  • 2014 GOOD DESIGN Awards, The Chicago Athenaeum, U.S.
  • A Top Rated Sedan, Edmunds.com, U.S.
  • The Winner Of The Midsize Sedan Challenge, CARS.COM, USA TODAY, Motorweek, U.S.
  • Top Safety Pick+, IIHS, U.S.

2013

  • Total Value Awards, Strategic Vision, U.S.
  • AAA’s Top Vehicles, AAA, U.S.
  • 2013 IIHS Top Safety Pick, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's, U.S.
  • 2013 J.D. Power IQS, J.D. Power, U.S.
  • 5-Year Cost to Own Award, Kelley Blue Book (KBB), U.S.
  • BEST BETS in the 33rd edition of the Car Book, U.S.
  • 2013 Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS), J.D. Power, U.S.
  • Vehicle Dependability Study, J.D. Power, U.S.

2012

  • Total Value Awards, Strategic Vision, U.S.
  • Top Picks, Consumer Report, U.S.

2011

  • Top 10 Family Cars of 2011, Kelley Blue Book, U.S.

2010

  • Top Safety Pick, IIHS, U.S.
  • Highest score, USA Today’s Family Sedan Shootout, U.S.
  • Received highest five-star rating, National Highway Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA)’s new car evaluation, U.S.
  • Best Mid-size Car of the Year, Middle East Motor Awards, UAE