The Lemon Index$462 middle bill · most between $395 and $1,100
Lower than the $700 middle bill owners of all 203 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 37,000 miles (27 reports).
Hyundai Sonata owners reported paying a median of $462 for a brake repair, with the middle half of bills between $395 and $1,100. That's from 32 owner reports (32 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50050%
- $500–$1,00022%
- $1,000–$2,50012%
- $2,500–$5,00012%
- $5,000 and up3%
Share of the 32 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Hyundai Sonata2too few for a middle
- 2003 Hyundai Sonata1too few for a middle
- 2006 Hyundai Sonata3$825 middle bill
- 2007 Hyundai Sonata7$400 middle bill
- 2008 Hyundai Sonata3$600 middle bill
- 2009 Hyundai Sonata8$412 middle bill
- 2010 Hyundai Sonata2too few for a middle
- 2012 Hyundai Sonata1too few for a middle
- 2013 Hyundai Sonata1too few for a middle
- 2014 Hyundai Sonata1too few for a middle
- 2015 Hyundai Sonata2too few for a middle
- 2017 Hyundai Sonata1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
2.4 Theta II · Theta II 2.0 turbo (G4KH)
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
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Other repairs Hyundai Sonata owners reported
Engine replacement (56) · Steering column repair (24) · Fuel pump replacement (17) · Starter replacement (14) · Wiring harness repair (13) · Airbag module and clock spring replacement (9) · Car battery replacement (7) · Crankshaft position sensor replacement (5) · Spark plug replacement (5) · Steering rack replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11488947, 11481310, 11435765, 11425266, 11268743, 11267215, 11019523, 10983443, 10915467, 10914018, 10680736, 10619631 and more.
Quick answers
How much does brake repair cost on a Hyundai Sonata?
Hyundai Sonata owners reported a median of $462, and the middle half paid $395 to $1,100, from 32 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Hyundai Sonata brake repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Hyundai Sonata middle bill of $462 is lower than the $700 owners of all 203 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Hyundai Sonata repair costs come from?
From 32 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.