The Lemon Index$461 middle bill · most between $310 and $715
Lower than the $788 middle bill owners of all 60 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 71,000 miles (8 reports).
Hyundai Sonata owners reported paying a median of $461 for a starter replacement, with the middle half of bills between $310 and $715. That's from 14 owner reports (13 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50057%
- $500–$1,00029%
- $1,000–$2,50014%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 14 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2009 Hyundai Sonata1too few for a middle
- 2010 Hyundai Sonata2too few for a middle
- 2011 Hyundai Sonata6$320 middle bill
- 2013 Hyundai Sonata2too few for a middle
- 2018 Hyundai Sonata2too few for a middle
- 2011–2014 Hyundai Sonata (YouTube)1too 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.
How often owners report the failure
- 2018 Hyundai Sonata21 complaints name it5% of that year's complaints
- 2009 Hyundai Sonata11 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a starter. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
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.
Keep going
- Hyundai Sonata reliability by year
- Starter replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Hyundai Sonata owners reported
Engine replacement (56) · Brake repair (32) · Steering column repair (24) · Fuel pump replacement (17) · 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): 11677493, 11645860, 11616684, 11144250, 11132145, 11105116, 11065231, 10984449, 10872771, 10734618, 10734266, 10650878 and more.
Said out loud on YouTube: $430 ▶
Quick answers
How much does starter replacement cost on a Hyundai Sonata?
Hyundai Sonata owners reported a median of $461, and the middle half paid $310 to $715, from 14 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Hyundai Sonata starter replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Hyundai Sonata middle bill of $461 is lower than the $788 owners of all 60 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Hyundai Sonata repair costs come from?
From 13 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Hyundai Sonata years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2018 (21), 2009 (11) Hyundai Sonata named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
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.