After receiving significant upgrades last year, the Sonata receives only minor changes this year. Among these are a battery-saver feature (in the event that any of lights are left on); illuminated window switches; a 12-volt power point in the trunk; and electronic, rather than cable-operated, releases for the trunk lid and fuel door. Additionally, Hyundai announced that it had misstated the horsepower ratings for all of the models in its lineup in previous years, so the Sonata's four-cylinder is now rated at 138 horsepower (down from 149) and its V6 is rated at 170 (down from 181), though the engines themselves are unchanged.

Consumer reviews

Read what other owners think about the 2003 Hyundai Sonata.

Overall Consumer Rating

4.7191 reviews

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5(78%)

4(15%)

3(6%)

2(1%)

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Great Car

asetechcarter,05/03/2013

I see all these people writing bad reviews on this car because they did not maintain the car! What is wrong with people these days???? Complaining about a timing belt as a repair? Come on people... That is just called maintaning your car!!!!! if you can not afford a tune up on a 4 cyl Hyundai you should not even own a car!!!! These are great cars if you take care of it!! Trust me i am an

Wish every car was like this

bigtex71,03/27/2014

This week my 2003 will see its 260,000 mile, and I will say goodbye to it after 11 years of loving this thing. I'm a big tall guy and never felt cramped driving this car. In its first few years it had acceleration that rocked. And even today as I drove it to the wash, I am amazed how smooth it runs, with very little maintenance over the years. The few problems I've had were it seems to

MY SILVER JAG WISH U AR

LIL JAG,10/16/2002

DRIVES GREAT AND YOU GET ALOT OF LOOKS

Love the silver fox sonata!!!!!!

BROCK,02/24/2016

Its good. Scratch that it's AMAZING!!

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Features & Specs

MPG

17 city / 25 hwy

Seats 5

4-speed automatic

Gas

170 hp @ 6000 rpm

MPG

17 city / 25 hwy

Seats 5

4-speed automatic

Gas

170 hp @ 6000 rpm

MPG

19 city / 28 hwy

Seats 5

4-speed automatic

Gas

138 hp @ 5500 rpm

MPG

17 city / 25 hwy

Seats 5

4-speed automatic

Gas

170 hp @ 6000 rpm

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Safety

NHTSA Overall Rating

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration offers independent analysis.

Frontal Barrier Crash Rating
OverallNot Rated
Driver4 / 5
Passenger4 / 5
Side Crash Rating
OverallNot Rated
Side Barrier Rating
OverallNot Rated
Driver4 / 5
Passenger4 / 5
Combined Side Barrier & Pole Ratings
Front SeatNot Rated
Back SeatNot Rated
Rollover
Rollover5 / 5
Dynamic Test ResultNo Tip
Risk Of RolloverNot Rated

IIHS Rating

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety uses extensive crash tests to determine car safety.

Side Impact Test
Poor
Roof Strength Test
Not Tested
Rear Crash Protection / Head Restraint
Not Tested
IIHS Small Overlap Front Test
Not Tested
Moderate Overlap Front Test
Acceptable

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Used 2003 Hyundai Sonata Overview

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