Used car guide
2006 Hyundai Sonata: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
60% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%)
Stands out: coil springs 2.1×
219 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
57% pass first time (all 2006 cars: 56%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
106 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Hyundai Sonata compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | – | Too few tests |
| 2009 | 156 | Lights and electrics 37% |
| 2008 | 112 | Brakes 47% |
| 2007 | 285 | Brakes 44% |
| 2005 | 263 | Brakes 43% |
| 2004 | 107 | Suspension 47% |
| 2003 | – | Too few tests |
| 2002 | – | Too few tests |
| 2001 | – | Too few tests |
| 2000 | – | Too few tests |
| 1999 | – | Too few tests |
| 1998 | – | Too few tests |