Factory build sheet
2008 Hyundai Sonata NFA
Build 5NPET46C-8 · 2.4L 4cyl · Front-wheel drive · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5NPET46C and position 10 reads 8. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Sonata whose VIN starts 5NPET46C and carries 8 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 7,325 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 7,325 known VINs
- 29 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Hyundai with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2.4 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- Theta - FF
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 162 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Front-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Manual/Standard
- Forward speeds
- 5
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$4,731 median asking price · 37 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $2,588 Top 2% of listings $8,950
The same build, other model years
Hyundai used the VIN pattern 5NPET46C for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2006 NFA 2.4L Sedan · 880 vehicles code 6
-
2008 You are here code 8 $4,731
- 2009 GLS 2.4L 4cyl Sedan · 17,298 vehicles code 9 $5,060
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 5NP | HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI) · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | ET46C | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 8 | Model year — 2008 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
7,325 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5NPET46C-8 shares the specification above.
- 7,325 Known VINs
- 29 Listed for sale now
- 37 Priced listings
- $4,731 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Sonata, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2008 NFA 3.3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 1,850 vehicles · $4,000 median
- 2008 NFA 2.4L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 1,358 vehicles · $6,995 median
- 2008 NFA 3.3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · FWD 2,526 vehicles · $5,750 median
- 2009 GLS 3.3L · Sedan saloon 1,355 vehicles
- 2010 GLS 2.4L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 928 vehicles · $5,249 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 37 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 7,325 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.