# 2011 Hyundai Sonata - Noise metrics

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-noise-metrics/163128>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [April 20, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-noise-metrics/163128 "2020-04-20T17:13:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![EdMiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7feea3/32.png) [@EdMiller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EdMiller)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-noise-metrics/163128/1 "2020-04-20T17:13:15Z")

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Excess road noise.  
Do car companies measure and publish noise metrics?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-noise-metrics/163128/2 "2020-04-20T19:26:21Z")

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Some may. Usually magazines that test drive vehicles do.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-noise-metrics/163128/3 "2020-04-20T23:19:24Z")

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Yeah, car companies measure the heck out of cars for all kinds of noise. They don’t always do something about it depending on the competition and price point. No, they don’t publish that data.

If your car is noisey, I’d suggest your tires are a big part of it. Some tires, especially cheap ones can be very noisey.

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-noise-metrics/163128/4 "2020-04-21T01:35:16Z")

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Consumer Reports used to measure vehicle noise in sones which is on a linear scale as opposed to decibels which is on a logarithmic scale. However, CR no longer reports this metric.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-sonata-noise-metrics/163128/5 "2020-04-21T02:01:55Z")

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CR might report noise levels on line. They provide a lot more information on line than in print.