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Hyundai Parts and Maintenance Specifications

Which oil, which battery, which tyres, what is due at each interval, and what tends to break. Pick a model to see specifications by generation, then narrow to your exact year.

Hyundai models we cover

Hyundai specifications at a glance

Current-generation figures for every Hyundai we cover. Specifications are set by generation, so older model years may differ, each model page breaks them out generation by generation.

ModelYearsEngine oilBatteryTyre size
Elantra201220250W-20, 4.5 qtGroup 35 (gas trims); H5 AGM on trims with idle Stop & Go195/65R15
Sonata201120250W-20, 6.1 qtGroup 48 (H6) AGM205/65R16

How we verify Hyundai specifications

Every figure on these 2 nameplates is checked against owner’s manuals, Hyundai service documentation, and NHTSA recall and complaint records, then labelled with how confident we are in it. Where a specification is safety-relevant and we could not confirm it to that standard, the page says so rather than guessing. Problems and recalls are attributed to the model years they actually affect, so a page tells you whether an issue applies to your car rather than to the generation in general.