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2020–2025 Hyundai Sonata Specifications

Every maintenance specification shared across the 2020–2025 Hyundai Sonata: which oil and how much, battery group, factory tire sizes, wiper lengths, service intervals, and the failures recorded against this generation.

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Quick facts

Engine oil
0W-20, 6.1 qt (base engine)
Battery
Group 48 (H6) AGM
Tire size
205/65R16 (base trim)
Wiper blades
26" / 18"
Cabin filter
97133-L0000 (gas); 97133-N9100 (Hybrid)
Key fob battery
CR2032

2020–2025 Hyundai Sonata maintenance guides

Oil & filter

Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval

Battery

BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded

Tires & wheels

Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque

Wiper blades

Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths

Air & cabin filters

Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals

Bulbs

Headlight, fog and marker bulb types

Brakes

Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes

Fluids

Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities

Service schedule

What's actually due at every mileage interval

Problems & reliability

Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid

Oil light reset

Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools

Key fob battery

Which coin cell the remote takes

Specs

Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy

Which engines came in the 2020–2025 Hyundai Sonata?

EngineModel yearsTrimsOilCapacity
2.5L 4-cylinder (Smartstream G4KN GDI)2020–2025SE, SEL, Limited (2.5L)0W-206.1 qt
1.6L Turbo 4-cylinder (Smartstream G1.6 T-GDI)2020–2021Limited 1.6T0W-205.1 qt
2.5L Turbo 4-cylinder (Smartstream G2.5 T-GDI, N Line)2021–2025N Line0W-306.1 qt
1.6L Turbo Hybrid (Smartstream G1.6 T-GDI + electric motor)2020–2025Hybrid, Hybrid Limited, Hybrid Blue0W-205.1 qt

Year-by-year changes

  • 2020Generation launch; 2.5L and 1.6T gas engines, plus Hybrid, at launch
  • 2021N Line trim introduced with the 2.5T Smartstream engine; 1.6T dropped from most trims
  • 2022N Line Night Edition appearance package added; panoramic sunroof newly available
  • 2023SEL trim gains a larger touchscreen infotainment system with navigation; Highway Driving Assist added to the driver-assist suite
  • 2024Facelift with revised front/rear styling and updated interior tech

Model years in this generation

2020 Sonata2021 Sonata2022 Sonata2023 Sonata2024 Sonata2025 Sonata

Year pages cover what changed that year, the engines offered, and the problems documented against it. For the full nameplate history, see the Hyundai Sonata guide.

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