How much can you make parting out a Hyundai Sonata 2014-2019?

Parting out a Hyundai Sonata (2014-2019) is an engine play, plain and simple: a seventh-generation Sonata takes home roughly $3,939 in the parts worth pulling, after marketplace fees, before your own labor and freight - and the engine alone is about $2,338 of that. Everything else on the car is a thin margin on top. The reason is specific to this car: the 2.0L and 2.4L Theta II engines have a well-documented reputation for failure, so good used replacement engines are in constant demand. This is the seventh-generation Sonata (LF, 2014-2019), not the 2020-up eighth generation, so the body parts do not interchange with the newer car. And “a Sonata engine” is not one thing - this generation ran several. This is the full Hyundai Sonata part-out value breakdown: what each part sells for, why the engine is almost the whole story, and how to identify the one that pays.

Parting out a Hyundai Sonata 2014-2019: the top parts

A few majors carry the part-out value here - really, one does. These are real used-market prices for the seventh-generation Sonata, ranked by take-home - your own labor, packing, and freight come off on top:

At a glance: estimated parts take-home $3,939+ · top part engine at $2,695 · 11+ parts priced · prices updated Aug 2026 · years 2014 - 2019 · seventh generation (LF) · body sedan, hybrid available. The “$3,939+” is the take-home across every part worth pulling, not just the five above - the top 5 are shown here, and 6 more sit behind them.

What each part is worth when parting out a Hyundai Sonata

The table is the summary. The money is in reading it correctly, part by part - and here, one part is most of the read.

Engine - almost the whole play. It lists around $2,695 and takes home about $2,338 after the marketplace fee - roughly 60 percent of the entire part-out, on a deep 190-listing sample. Demand is the reason: the 2.0L and 2.4L Theta II engines have a well-documented reputation for failure and were subject to recalls, so sellers who need a good used replacement engine are always searching. The range ($1,900 to $3,430) tracks which engine it is and how many miles are on it. A clean, running engine with documented mileage is the part that makes this car worth parting - identify it exactly before you quote.

Transmission - the distant second. The transmission takes home about $551 on a deep 199-listing sample - steady and high-confidence, but a long way behind the engine. It is a reliable, easy-to-ship number, just not where the money is.

Front door, hood, and radiator - the thin margin. The front door keeps about $353 on a deep 138-listing sample, the hood about $224 (it varies by trim and grade, so confirm before you quote), and the radiator about $108 on 91 listings. On a mid-size sedan these are steady but small; they round out the total rather than drive it. The radiator is a nice easy-ship add, but do not build a bid around the body parts on this car.

The hybrid and plug-in add a battery pack

If the car is a hybrid or plug-in, it carries a battery pack worth about $433 take-home (from $238 to $1,000 across 41 listings, and it varies by trim and grade) that a gas Sonata does not have. It is a real bonus on those donors, but confirm the car is actually a hybrid or plug-in off the VIN before you count on it, and handle and ship the pack by its own rules. On a gas Sonata, that line is simply not there.

The engines are the whole game - identify before you quote

Because the engine is 60 percent of the part-out, getting it right matters more here than on any car in this series. This generation ran a 2.4L I4, a 1.6L Turbo I4 (the Eco), a 2.0L Turbo I4 (the Sport 2.0T and Limited 2.0T), and 2.0L hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains. They are not the same money, and they do not interchange. The 2.0L and 2.4L Theta II units are the ones with the failure reputation and the replacement demand behind them. Decode the VIN, confirm the exact engine and the mileage, and price the engine first - the rest of the car follows it.

The full picture: 11+ parts, not 5

The five above are the headline. 11-plus parts are worth pulling on a 2014 - 2019 Sonata - fewer than a truck or SUV, because it is a mid-size sedan and the engine carries the total. Beyond the top 5, the remaining parts are the usual sedan long tail: headlights and tail lights, the infotainment and cluster, wheels, mirrors, seats, bumpers, and the small mechanical parts, plus the hybrid battery on hybrid cars. None of them rival the engine, but on a car this common they move fast if you list them well.

Only the top 5 are shown publicly. The full ranked list - all 11+ parts with live prices, plus side-by-side vehicle comparison - is inside reParta. Start a free trial to see the other 6 parts and price your exact VIN.

Trims change which parts a car has - and what they sell for

Trim decides the hardware: lighting, wheels, seats, and audio all differ by trim, and so do their prices. This generation ran SE, SEL, Eco, Sport, Sport 2.0T, Limited, Limited 2.0T, and the Plug-in - and they are not the same donor. A Limited carries premium lighting, larger wheels, leather, and upgraded audio that an SE does not; its parts sell for more, and a 2.0T is a different engine entirely. Read the trim and engine off the VIN before you price the trim-specific parts, because an SE headlight and a Limited headlight are different money.

The small parts only pay in volume

The alternator, starter, and A/C compressor all list under about $135 apiece. They are worth pulling only if you move them in volume - one or two at a time, the labor to pull, test, photograph, and ship eats the margin. On a car this common the upside is that buyers are always searching, so the small parts move fast if you list them well; the downside is that everyone else has them too, so price to the market. This is where a small operation quietly loses hours: the parts feel like money on the shelf, but they only pay if your listing and fulfillment are fast enough to move them at scale.

Get the exact number for your VIN before you buy

Everything above is the generation average. The car in front of you is a specific engine, trim, and mileage, with specific damage - so the real part-out value is specific too, and on this car it is almost entirely about the engine. That is what Pre-bid ROI gives you: paste the VIN and your max bid, edit the projected parts list to match what is intact on the lot, and it returns resale revenue from real used-market prices, minus marketplace fees, transport, and your bid - the net profit, a days-to-sell read per part, and a risk score. It works the same for Copart, IAA, and private buys, and it does not scrape the auction - you enter the price. Decoding the car is free: start with the free VIN decoder, then run the full profit number in reParta.

Parting out a different car?

The Sonata is one of many. See the part-out value for other cars - ranked parts and real prices for the most profitable vehicles to part out, or go straight to the full 2014 - 2019 Hyundai Sonata part-out value - so you know the number before you bid on any lot.

Comparing donors? Run the part-out math on other midsize sedans - the Toyota Camry, the Honda Accord, and the Nissan Altima.

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Takeaways

• A 2014 - 2019 Hyundai Sonata takes home roughly $3,939 in the parts worth pulling, after marketplace fees - and the engine is about $2,338 of it, close to 60 percent.
• The engine value is driven by demand: the 2.0L and 2.4L Theta II engines have a failure reputation and recalls behind them, so good used replacement engines sell - identify the exact engine and mileage off the VIN.
• The transmission ($551) and the body parts are a thin margin on top; a hybrid or plug-in adds a battery pack worth about $433 that a gas car does not have.
• Only the top 5 parts are public; the full 11+ list and your exact VIN are in reParta - start free or see the full Sonata part-out value.