Hyundai Sonata Crash Safety Rating Overview
Refer to the chart below to compare NHTSA overall crash safety ratings for tested model years of the Sonata below.
| Model Year | Sonata Model | NHTSA Overall Rating |
| 2018 | Sonata 4 DR FWD | 5 star |
| 2019 | Sonata 4 DR FWD | 5 star |
| 2020 | Sonata 4 DR FWD | 5 star |
| 2021 | Sonata 4 DR FWD | 5 star |
2021 Hyundai Sonata 4 DR FWD Safety Rating
NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating
| Overall Rating | 5/5 |
| Front Crash Rating | 4/5 |
| Side Crash Rating | 5/5 |
| Rollover Rating | 5/5 |
| Forward Collision Warning | Standard |
| Lane Departure Warning | Standard |
| Electronic Stability Control | Standard |
2020 Hyundai Sonata 4 DR FWD Safety Rating
NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating
| Overall Rating | 5/5 |
| Front Crash Rating | 4/5 |
| Side Crash Rating | 5/5 |
| Rollover Rating | 5/5 |
| Forward Collision Warning | Standard |
| Lane Departure Warning | Standard |
| Electronic Stability Control | Standard |
2019 Hyundai Sonata 4 DR FWD Safety Rating
NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating
| Overall Rating | 5/5 |
| Front Crash Rating | 5/5 |
| Side Crash Rating | 5/5 |
| Rollover Rating | 4/5 |
| Forward Collision Warning | No |
| Lane Departure Warning | Optional |
| Electronic Stability Control | Standard |
2018 Hyundai Sonata 4 DR FWD Safety Rating
NHTSA 5-Star Crash Safety Rating
| Overall Rating | 5/5 |
| Front Crash Rating | 5/5 |
| Side Crash Rating | 5/5 |
| Rollover Rating | 4/5 |
| Forward Collision Warning | No |
| Lane Departure Warning | Optional |
| Electronic Stability Control | Standard |
What does a Hyundai 5-star safety rating mean?
For the NHTSA crash safety tests, a 5-star scale is used to evaluate a vehicle’s performance.
The more stars in a particular category, the better the Hyundai model performed and the safer it is.
The IIHS vehicle safety program awards Top Safety picks with a rating criteria of Good to Poor.
You can learn more about crash safety ratings here: Guide to Vehicle Crash Test Safety Ratings
More Free Resources to Find the Right Hyundai For You
If you’re researching the Sonata, VINvaquero.com has plenty of resources to help you.
You can use the VINvaquero.com Hyundai recalls lookup for more information on any recalls that were detected in the database.
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