Chevrolet Sonic

The 2020 Sonic in brief

The 2020 Chevrolet Sonic is a compact car offered with a 1.4L 4-cyl turbo engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 174 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 99-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,848 lb (4dr Sedan).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 29 MPG combined (26 city / 34 highway), 6% better than the 2020 compact car average of 27.3 MPG, for an estimated $2,300 a year in fuel.

In NHTSA crash testing it earned the top 5-star overall rating.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the electrical system.

The Chevrolet Sonic has 9 model years in our data, from 2012 to 2020, classed as Compact Cars, Midsize Cars.

Its most efficient year was 2018 at 32 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 29 to 32 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (204), electrical system (182), power train (182).

Buying used? 2019 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2012 has the most recalls (7); all years together count 16 campaigns and 797 owner complaints.

How the 2012 Sonic compares

The 2012 Chevrolet Sonic is a midsize car offered with 2 engines (1.4L 4-cyl turbo and 1.8L 4-cyl) and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 173 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 100-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,727 lb (4dr Sedan Ls/Lt/Ltz).

About the Chevrolet Sonic

The Chevrolet Sonic is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by General Motors do Brasil since 2026 under the Chevrolet brand. The model is derived from the Chevrolet Onix family and known internally as Project Carbon.

From the Wikipedia article "Chevrolet Sonic (crossover)", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.