Used 2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring Consumer Reviews
Used Elantra Touring for sale
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2012 Elantra Touring, so we've included reviews for other years of the Elantra Touring since its last redesign.
A speedy "little" hatchback
jayteejr, 02/02/2011
2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
12 of 16 people found this review helpful
I research every one of my purchases to DEATH and buying a new car was no different. We have a young child and two dogs, so needless to say we needed something that could haul them all comfortably. I am not a fan of SUVs and a minivan was out of the question. Browsing Edmunds I ran into the Elantra Touring, scheduled a test drive and never looked back. The SE trim game me everything I wanted and the manual transmission keeps it fun to drive. Only about 300 miles on her to date, but so far this has been a great purchase!
First time Hyundai Buyer
bear7, 03/19/2011
2011 Hyundai Elantra Touring GLS 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
34 of 50 people found this review helpful
I've never considered a Hyundai before in my whole life. I'm a patriotic American and have tried to buy American over and over to help my fellow countrymen but - damn! - I'm sick of the cars. I researched a hatchback, SUV or wagon for the wife to replace her rapidly deteriorating Saturn Ion. The Touring is designed by Hyundai Europe in Germany (it's the i30 over there) and it feels like it. we feel we got a German station wagon for a Hyundai price. Outstanding standard features and PEP #2 options (reasonably priced) and comfortable as heck. huge cargo capacity. We love it. Excellent price through TrueCar.com.
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Best car for the money I've ever owned.
P.McNeil, 10/08/2020
2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring GLS 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Bought it used from dealer in 2017. 3 years without any problems. Drives like it's on rails. I'm tall 6'1" and have at least 3 inches of headroom in the drivers seat. Lumbar support is awesome. I could drive this car all day. Handles solid, won't wear you out correcting steering. Decent fuel mileage. Has great pickup when moving into faster speed limit (60klh to 90 klh) areas. Can stop on a dime. Tons of room for my golf clubs and equipment. Had 5 people in it and all were comfortable. Paid $12,000 for it with 28,000 km. I would have paid $16,000 I'm that happy with it. If anything happens to it I'll be looking for another one first. Too bad they stopped making them in 2012.
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DON'T BUY THIS CAR!!!!!!!!!
coltraneous, 07/27/2012
2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring GLS 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
17 of 28 people found this review helpful
I just bought a manual one and since day one is having problems with first gear that most of the time doesn't engage. I have to start in 2nd gear even when I am completely parked. Took to the dealer and was told that I am the problem. I have always driven manual cars and NEVER had any problems. They don't want to fix it or they don't know how. Now I am stuck with a brand new car that doesn't work properly.
Outstanding Practicality with a little bit of fun
Sam, 07/07/2022
updated 01/16/2025
2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring GLS 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I never even thought to shop for an old Hyundai. But I wanted a wagon and preferred a stick shift and there happened to be on nearby. I gotta say--give this car a chance. The quality is higher then you expect from Elantra Sedan and the stick shift is quite good to use (and light!). The ride is fun on normal sweeping country roads, but reaches its limit on mountains. Its truly a city car that has alot of space for a family and can do highway but reaches its limit when your on freeways at 80 for any extended amount of time. In spite of that, ive put alot of highway miles and that's mainly due to adding sound deadening to the car and hood which decreases the ambient noise by nearly 4DB! Everyone also complains it doesn't look good, but i think it looks like a classic hatchback with a bigger trunk. The mazda3 is a better car, but this is the better wagon. Update: I'm at 188K and had to replace the clutch due to worn pilot pin, starter and alternator. Still getting 29MPG. I have also found that when I need to haul very large things I can take the 4 bolts out of the front seat to make it perfectly flat once in a while. Still a wonderful, fun car! 205K: finally decided to donate this car. I had to replace the steering wheel gear (a known hyundai/kia issue @ 1K) and my passenger window motor stopped working but it still runs fine. Just needed a bigger car. One of my favorite cars!
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