---
title: "2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata Maintenance Schedule"
description: "The factory maintenance schedule for the 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata covering every service through 100,000 miles. Exactly what is due at each interval, and where severe-service conditions change it."
url: "https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/service-schedule"
updated: "2026-08-21"
---

# 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata Factory Maintenance Schedule

The factory maintenance schedule for the 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata covering every service through 100,000 miles. Exactly what is due at each interval, and where severe-service conditions change it.

## 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata maintenance schedule (Check your manual)

### 7,500 miles / 6 months

- Replace engine oil and filter
- Rotate tires
- Inspect brakes, fluid levels, wipers

### 15,000 miles / 12 months

- 7,500-mile items
- Replace engine air filter
- Replace cabin air filter

### 30,000 miles / 24 months

- Inspect drive belts, brake lines, fuel lines
- Inspect steering linkage and suspension

### 60,000 miles / 48 months

- Replace spark plugs
- Inspect timing chain, water pump

### 100,000 miles / 96 months

- Replace engine coolant
- Replace transmission fluid (severe-service schedule)

Note: Severe service (short trips, dusty roads, heavy idling, towing) halves the oil interval. Intervals reconstructed from typical Hyundai practice for this era, verify against your owner's manual.

## Which Hyundai Sonata model years does this cover?

These service schedule specifications apply to every Hyundai Sonata built from 2015 through 2019, the LF (7th generation), mid-size sedan. Nothing in this specification changes between those model years.

- [2015 Sonata](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015)
- [2016 Sonata](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2016)
- [2017 Sonata](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2017)
- [2018 Sonata](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2018)
- [2019 Sonata](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2019)

## What changed during the 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata

| Years | What changed |
| --- | --- |
| 2015 | Generation launch on the LF platform; Eco 1.6T added |
| 2016 | Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid trims join the lineup with the Nu 2.0L GDI hybrid powertrain |
| 2018 | Mid-cycle facelift arrives; a new mid-range SEL trim is added with Blue Link telematics, SiriusXM, HD Radio, and a power driver's seat standard (base SE and Eco lose those items as standard equipment) |
| 2018-2019 | Mid-cycle facelift: new front/rear styling, revised interior with digital instrument cluster option, Eco 1.6T dropped from some markets late in the run |
| 2019 | Final model year of the LF generation; facelifted trim lineup and styling carry over unchanged ahead of the all-new DN8 for 2020 |

## 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata service schedule: common questions

### How often does a 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata need servicing?

The first scheduled visit is at 7,500 miles or 6 months, whichever comes first, and the pattern repeats from there.

### What is due at 30,000 miles on a 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata?

Inspect drive belts, brake lines, fuel lines; Inspect steering linkage and suspension.

### What is due at 60,000 miles on a 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata?

Replace spark plugs; Inspect timing chain, water pump.

### What is due at 100,000 miles on a 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata?

Replace engine coolant; Replace transmission fluid (severe-service schedule).

### Does severe service change the schedule for a 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata?

Severe service (short trips, dusty roads, heavy idling, towing) halves the oil interval. Intervals reconstructed from typical Hyundai practice for this era, verify against your owner's manual.

## Sources

- [Wikipedia, Hyundai Sonata, seventh generation (LF) production/model-year details](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Sonata)
- [Checkered Flag Hyundai, Sonata oil type/capacity by model year](https://www.checkeredflaghyundaiworld.com/blog/hyundai-sonata-oil-type/)
- [Lionheart Tires, Hyundai Sonata factory tire sizes by generation](https://lionharttires.com/hyundai-sonata-tires/)
- [YouTube, LF Sonata cabin air filter part number (97133-C...)](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Cpzsf9WLPbI)
- [Filterbuy, Sonata cabin air filter location and hybrid part number](https://filterbuy.com/air-filters/cabin/by-vehicle/hyundai/sonata/)
- [NHTSA, Hyundai consent order, Nov. 2020 (Theta II engine warranty extension)](https://www.nhtsa.gov/document/hyundaiconsentorder11272020)

## Other Hyundai Sonata generations

- [2020-2025 Hyundai Sonata service schedule](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2020-2025/service-schedule)
- [2011-2014 Hyundai Sonata service schedule](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2011-2014/service-schedule)

Or [compare all generations](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/service-schedule).

## More for the 2015-2019 Hyundai Sonata

- [Oil & filter](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/oil)
- [Battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/battery)
- [Tires & wheels](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/tires)
- [Wiper blades](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/wipers)
- [Air & cabin filters](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/filters)
- [Bulbs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/bulbs)
- [Brakes](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/brakes)
- [Fluids](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/fluids)
- [Problems & reliability](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/common-problems)
- [Oil light reset](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/oil-reset)
- [Key fob battery](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/key-fob-battery)
- [Specs](https://whichcarparts.com/cars/hyundai/sonata/2015-2019/specs)

Specifications vary with engine option, production date, and market.