A car has over 4000 parts to it.
You can only check those things you know about
And hope for the best.

As for the car, it ran for 5 to 6 years already
It made it to 125k
Trust it to work for now
Take care of it and it should make it to 200k or last another 5 to 6 years??
with minimal repairs needed

Good luck

 

They tend to fail in the 60-70k region, if they fail. A very small number out of the total will fail at all. If yours has made it this far, it should be good to go. To be safe you can send an oil sample off for analysis. If a bearing is failing it will put metal in the oil. You can also put magnets on the outside of the oil filter (which is what I did after my first oil change and have ever since -- way before any problems started surfacing). Finally, I am going to put an oil pressure gauge in mine eventually.

Did the dealer you took it to check for recalls?

 

They tend to fail in the 60-70k region, if they fail. A very small number out of the total will fail at all.

Search CarComplaints, many of them fail after 100k miles.

OP, which engine do you have? If you have the 2.4L, make sure to use synthetic 5w-30 oil (Quaker State Ultimate Durability is fine and affordable). If you have the 2.0T, try to find some 5w-40.. you may have to shop around for it. Check the oil weekly, many of these engines start burning oil as they get high miles on them... in fact, I believe many of the failures are due to them being ran dry.

The car is likely fine for local driving, but frankly I wouldn't go taking a cross country trip in it.

 

Not much different than I would say for most other cars.

It made it to 125K.

I wouldn't expect most cars to make it to 200-250K with no problems - it might, and consider yourself lucky if it does.

It should make it to 150-180K with not many problems (but no guarantees), which for a lot of people might be 5-6 more years of ownership.

Then again, it might fail tomorrow.

YMMV ...

 

Not much different than I would say for most other cars.

It made it to 125K.

I wouldn't expect most cars to make it to 200-250K with no problems - it might, and consider yourself lucky if it does.

Three Toyotas and a Honda...223,000, 260,000, 245,000 and 235,000

 

First.
7 grand for the car with 125k MILES is really too much. I service my 2011 Sonata at Hyundai dealership only, it has 150k KM on it and I would be lucky if I would sell it for 5 - 5,5K CAD. I don't plan to sell it for another year though. Second. Never buy cars by how they look. Especially if you bought it from the private seller (I guess, on craiglist). And the third. Hyundai dealers check and service cars that come under recalls for free. Go to your nearby dealer, change the oil there and they would add you to their system. Next time when there is a recall on the car with your VIN number - they would send you a letter and schedule a free session.

 

how much would i get for my 2011 limited turbo 46k miles.

 

Just bought my 12 with 44k for 13,500. Limited with the panoramic roof.

 

And neither does Ford or GM or Toyota or Honda - not sure what your point is ...

 

That he is using the wrong phrase for what he is trying to say smart guy, are you too dense to get that from my post???

 

It doesn't matter what you paid for the car, that horse is already out of the barn, it was obviously what you wanted and what you were prepared to pay. I have no idea where you live so the condition of the car must have been good enough to meet with your approval. If you live in an area with little rust maybe you did well but if you live in rust bucket heaven like 2011_Sonata_Owner I could understand why he thinks 7 year old cars are worth much.
Although the dealer did the 130 point check, I find these lacking a little in motor condition but is a pretty good report for brakes, tires, running gear and general safety.
If the car was maintained properly odds are you will get many miles out of it with minimal repairs.
Hyundai sells over 200,000 Sonatas every year in the US and if they were problem cars the numbers would reflect it.
Reading forums usually unearths myriad issues, some common, some anomalies. You will always see the problems but consider there hundreds of thousands of people driving these cars who don't go on forums just to say "all is well".
Some lessons to be learned before your next purchase:
1) Googling a car after you bought it is a little late, it should probably be done before.
2) If you are buying from Craigslist get an AutoCheck or CarFax report beforehand.
3) Service history on an unknown vehicle is paramount for your comfort level; if there is none you're flying blind and taking serious chances.
4) Regardless of the steps you take, things can always go wrong; be prepared with as much knowledge and information as you can get.
Good luck with your car and hope it works out well for you.

 

If the car was maintained properly odds are you will get many miles out of it with minimal repairs.
Hyundai sells over 200,000 Sonatas every year in the US and if they were problem cars the numbers would reflect it.
Reading forums usually unearths myriad issues, some common, some anomalies. You will always see the problems but consider there hundreds of thousands of people driving these cars who don't go on forums just to say "all is well".

Finally, some common sense.

 

Not arguing with @dougmcp - I think it is great advice, but ...

1) - Absolutely.
2) - Somewhat. I've had cars with a fairly good Autocheck that were complete lemons - the car could have been repaired at an independent shop and not submitted to Carfax OR the car could have had a minor dent and no structural damage and there is an accident report on the Carfax. Generally a bad carfax is a red flag, but a clean one isn't necessarily good. STOLEN!!! 2008 Matrix XR 5 speed in Tucker, GA - Page 4 - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums - And here's a car with a salvage title that just needed the bumper re-installed, basically. Would be a great car (not for sale), but the salvage title would scare most buyers.
3) - Somewhat. Again, it is a plus to have, it, but not having it doesn't necessarily make it a bad car. It might have been serviced religiously and the previous owner didn't want their personal data on the reciepts. Or it had a head gasket repair and the seller didn't want to disclose that, but it is fine now.
4) - Absolutely - it's a 6-year old car. It could run another 100K miles with very few problems, or it could have had 3K oil changes and still lose the engine tomorrow.

 

I usually call the 5/60 warranty a "bumper to bumper" warranty, even though it's technically not. I know stuff like audio equipment and paint are covered for much less.

How long is everything actually covered? Maybe a year?

 

I get your point - but it is common to call it the B2B warranty, it is not common to call it the new vehicle limited warranty, and it is not LESS B2B on Hyundais than most other manufacturers.

I usually call the 5/60 warranty a "bumper to bumper" warranty, even though it's technically not. I know stuff like audio equipment and paint are covered for much less.

https://www.hyundaiusa.com/assurance/america-best-warranty.aspx

Audio is covered for the full 5/60 now - but that was a recent change for MY16 and up. I don't think paint is covered even for the first 12-months, except for the anti-perforation warranty. Any thing else they are mostly going to blame stone chips, etc.

How long is everything actually covered? Maybe a year?

Probably not even that, although I think I did read that light bulbs were covered for 12-months.