2020–2025 Hyundai Sonata Headlight and Bulb Sizes

Which Hyundai Sonata model years does this cover?

These headlight bulbs specifications apply to every Hyundai Sonata built from 2020 through 2025 — the DN8 (8th generation), mid-size sedan. Nothing in this specification changes between those model years. Pick your year for the engines it offered, what changed that year, and the problems recorded against it.

What changed during the 2020–2025 Hyundai Sonata

• 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

What headlight bulb does a 2020–2025 Hyundai Sonata use?

LED or halogen projector depending on trim. Confirm in manual for the low beam and LED or halogen depending on trim. Confirm in manual for the high beam. Trims with factory LED or HID projectors use a sealed assembly instead and are not bulb-serviceable.

Can you put LED bulbs in a 2020–2025 Hyundai Sonata?

Physically, yes, LED replacements exist in every common base. Whether they work well depends on the housing: a reflector housing designed around a halogen filament scatters LED output into oncoming traffic instead of down the road. Projector housings tolerate the swap far better. Some vehicles also flag the lower current draw as a bulb-out fault.