Used 2013 Hyundai Elantra Consumer Reviews

engine knocking

bought my 2013 elantra in Febuary. I was told I could have my routine oil changes done at any reputible dealer as long as it is documented. I live 30 miles from the dealer and work alot of hours. As it came time for my oil change I took it to valvoline and had my first oil change at 3,800 miles. The very next day my engine was making a knocking niose. i called the dealer and took the car in. I then paid for another iol change and was handed a bulletin dated sept. 2012 that states anything but a huyndai oil filter can cause engine knocking. The oil change did not fix the engine knock. I now have a car with less than 5,000 miles and an engine knock. The dealer is less than helpful.

7.2 L/100 Km, Not really

I am writing this review 'cause I am disappointed with my 2013 Elantra GLS. After driving for some weeks and going for three full tanks, I am not even close to the publicized 7.2 L/Km. I am getting between 8 and 9 L/100 km (city and highway combined). I drive very cautiously, never accelerate too aggressively or maintain the car idle for prolonged periods of time. I went to see the Hyundai dealer and they first mentioned that they could not do anything about it, that 9 L/100 Km was better than other drivers were getting. I had to push the dealership to do something and I they said that I needed to take the car for a road test and I needed to pay for the test. I accepted.

Very bad buy and impossible to sell

Everything broke. And keeps breaking very poor build quality. Purchased car for 8000 and now are 8000 deep in constant repairs.

Worst car I've owned

The car's transmission and brakes are very poor. The car shifting is very choppy and jerks often. I have replaced the brakes yearly and rarely replaced brakes on previous cars. As the car is not as expensive as Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic, the cost is worth paying for either of these models. I have had both a Corolla and a Civic and was extremely happy with them. At the time I bought this one, I had been hit from behind and my Corolla was totaled and I was unable to afford much more than the Elantra. Also have had to replace the trunk latch

44 MPG @ 65MPH on #66

Had a few problems but fixed under warrenty - really have no complaints.

Buyers Beware

I recently purchased a 2013 Hyundai Elantra Limited. After a lot of research I decided this car was the best value for the money - and it is. However, within 2 weeks of owning this car I was in a minor fender bender and my strut was broken. Yes, minor accident = broken strut. Turns out Hyundai sold me a car they do not have replacement parts for. When this car is running, it's great, but dealing with Hyundai to get replacement parts has been a nightmare. It's been three weeks and Hyundai has not been able to tell me when this part will become available. So for now, my brand new car is collecting dust at a garage waiting on Hyundai to pull a part from the production line.

Mpg rating, lie.....

I bought this car last week as a college student thinking I was going to get great gas mileage. Every review i read was great, but of course I never ran across anything about the bad MPG ratings. Well it has about 600 miles on it and it is getting about 25 average mpg and this is with about half my driving on the freeway. That is 8 under the average mpg it should be getting. Its sad, and Hyundai doesn't care, nor does the dealership at hilltop hyundai in richmond, california. All in all its a great car other than the fact it does not do what it is advertised as.

2013 Hyundai Elantra Limited Rear Tire Wear

The rear tires wear out 3-4 times faster than the front tires. I can only get 15,000 miles out of a 70,000 mile tire. I would not recommend this vehicle to anyone. The first Elantra I purchased was a great car. The 2013 is junk. I will not ever buy another Hyundai.

Feeling Screwed Over

I purchased a 2013 Elantra new. I immediately had issues with the mileage. It is stickered for 41 mpg highway. I have never gotten more than 34 mpg after adjusting for the 2.7 mpg the gauge is off when compared to the odometer and actual fuel purchased. The compensation card issued by Hyundai due to the court settlement doesn't even come close to compensating me for the lower mileage. This is the first car I have ever had that has gotten less than the sticker. After 15k or 20k miles there were issues with the pollution control system that took 4-5 trips to the dealership to resolve. Now at 107k (virtually all highway miles) the car engine started making rattling noises that turned out to be a bad piston. The dealer estimates the repair cost to be over $5,600. This is in spite of regular maintenance checks and oil changes. Finally the two sets of 80k mile tires I have had on the car after the initial set that came with the car have each lasted less than 45k miles and developed significant road noise after about 25k miles even with regular rotation. Never again will I purchase a Hyundai and I discourage everyone I talk to from purchasing one too.

steve's car

good car but noisy interior very roomy. good gas milage not good on re'sale value

Great car for the money.

I bought the 2013 model in August of 2012. If I drive normal speeds and on the interstate I will get around 39-45 mpg's. Around the city, 32-36. I have been to Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head the last two years and average around 42 mpg's on the trip. People need to understand mpg's matter when it comes to speed, weather, terrain and up keep of the car. I have a lead foot and I am happy with the mpg. People complaining about the rain and snow are dumb and probably just dont know how to drive. The electronic stability is great in this car. Handles above average in the snow.

Pleasantry surprised!

Don't believe everything you read. If you're interested in a car, go drive it for yourself - you may just be surprised. I had a 2013 Elantra as a rental for a week and after the week I fell in love. The car is very quiet, VERY smooth (smooth ride and steering) and the overall quality is excellent. I was worried about it being "underpowered" as some reviews have stated; however I find the power to be more than adequate (its no Porsche but it has great pick up). Yes the gas mileage isn't the best, but if that's not a huge deal for you, than this car is just fine. If you want good gas mileage, get a tiny car such as a Scion iQ or the even smaller Accent Hyundai offers.

Best car under 20k

Just purchased a 2013 Elantra Automatic, with the Preferred Package and Auto Dimming Mirror. I highly recommend both options. I do mostly mixed driving and my mpg is averaging in the low 30s with the eco button on.

What is wrong with Hyundai?

I recently bought an Elantra. Suddenly I notice that the horn is incredibly weak. The turn signal sound is almost inaudible and the panic button alarm is only effective if you're 5 feet from the car. I complained to Hyundai and they have given me a real run-around stating nothing but my neighbor has a Limited Elantra and he told me that he knew about the sound problems. I like the car but I never would have bought it if I had known. I traded in a 2009 Camry which was perfect.

what a bargain!

great buy for 14000

Had it for 2 years, but disappointed in warranty

I bought my 2013 in Sept 2012. I am a courier and drive 250 miles a day. It had been a very reliable car. The main complaint I had about it was the engine is very noisy. I had it to the Hyundai dealer three times and they said its was normal operation. I know its wasn't because it didn't sound that bad when I bought it. It finally started blowing grey smoke out the tailpipe until heavy acceleration. Took it back in because it was blowing ALOT of smoke. They said something was unseated in the valves, but wouldn;t fix it under warranty. The reason: The said I didn't have regular Hyundai brand oil filters and changes. It didn't matter that I did have regular filters and oil changes with other brands. This seems lame and I will NEVER buy another Hyundai again because of it. Got rid of it.

Very Noisy!

This is my first and most likely my last Hyundai. My 2013 Elantra is the nosiest car I have ever owned hands down. The sound generated by the 17" wheels and low profile tires is extreme. Hyundai, put some sound absorbing material in and please, include a spare tire. "Just call our 24 hour road service" does not make up for sitting on the side of the road for 2 hours waiting for the tow to come.

Very Disappointed

This is the third Hyundai I have owned and, to be honest, the one I like the least. Outwardly it is a beautiful car. I owned it less than two weeks when I had to have a new steering column installed. I have owned the car since last July and find the suspension so loose that hitting a bump in the road causes the car to jump sideways. At freeway speeds the car tends to drift somewhat. Noisy, as well. I don't feel I have as much control with this model. It is very light and I don't feel I have a sturdy vehicle under me. Additionally, the gas mileage is just about the same as my 2008. Sorry I traded my 2008 Elantra for this new, (improved?) model. No more Hyundai's for me.

terrible gas mileage

I drive a combination of city and highway and I never get above upper 20 MPH. I got over 30 once on a trip.

Not a terrible vehicle, just take care of it!

I got my 2013 Hyundai Elantra Limited used back in 2020. I purchased it for 7,650 dollars and it had about 117,000 miles on it at the time. It hasn't been a bad car by any means in terms of getting me from point A to B, but it has had some small issues along the way. My sunroof will no longer open, and when it does decide to open a centimeter, it automatically blows a fuse. Hyundai told me that it could be a faulty wire or an issue with the button to open it itself but I never really used it to begin with. My backup camera also does not function. When I put it in reverse, it just gives me a black screen or a picture of my navigation with the lines to judge how far you are from something. My driver side window button no longer can do the automatic setting, and actually has kinda just became floppy if that makes sense. It will still roll my window up and down but it is very touchy. Those are the only issues interior wise I have experienced so far. I have had to replace the alternator once and I have done 3 tierods which seems excessive to me but hey. I have bought three sets of tires so far and they all have worn pretty evenly. I do routine maintenance on it and make sure everything is full and fresh! Other than the issues listed, I love my little speedy car! It has very nice pickup and can surprise you for being a 1.8L 4 cylinder! I have about 184,500 miles now and still going strong!!

Elantra delivers great value

After over 120k miles, our Elantra has given us hardly any trouble. Power is adequate, brakes and handling are good, and mileage is respectable.

GREAT CAR FOR THE MONEY

Very roomy and comfortable to drive. Very reliable. Doesn't handle bumps in road well.

Not happy!

I have 20000 miles on my elantra. the first 600 miles I followed the recommended break-in procedure from the owners manual. I drive conservatively and always have eco on. I average 22 to 24 mpg city. very disappointing. dealer checked it out and said all specs were normal. I was doing almost that well with my sonata. My trunk latch and glove compartment have had to be replaced. Noise from front brakes that dealer could not solve. Pads are good. So all in all, I wish I had kept my sonata.

Sporty Looking

Great simple reliable car. Does what it's suppose to do to get you from a to b and back.

Great car!

Great reliable car, best car I have ever owned. Underrated

Reliable boredom

If you're looking for a ride that does everything well but nothing great, this is your car. I've had it for 4 years with no issues whatsoever, yet I'm ready to part with it, not because I don't think I can't run it for another 60k miles but because it has bored me into submission. Middle of the road from every aspect. It's vanilla ice cream, which lots of people like, I just prefer a little Chocolate Therapy even at the risk of occasional problems. So, if you're looking for a daily commuter, this is an excellent choice as long as you look for inspiration elsewhere.

obsessed

I've had my 2013 elantra for over 100,000 miles and 6 years now and I am so happy with this car. I'm going to drive the wheels off this thing. I'm diligent with the oil changes and have replaced the brakes once, and the tires twice. No issues at all. Highly recommend if you need a beater to last you a couple years as long as it's been well loved!

Love Compact Sedan

Really great car for amount you pay..!

Don't believe the gas mileage hype

Recently purchased a 2013 Elantra Limited under the premise that I would be getting a fuel efficient vehicle for a decent price. I traded a 2012 Camaro to make this deal as I travel 65 miles a day to work and back in hybrid traffic. I drive pretty conservatively and live in Florida which is predominately flat. With the first 1,000 miles down, I am getting 25.4 MPG which is a far cry from the 28C-38H-32Hybrid they are so fond of telling you about. My Camaro was getting 20.6 hybrid, so I gained far less car with no real savings. The Elantra is a great car for what it is, but if you are seeking this vehicle solely for gas mileage, don't make the mistake. You won't see the stated mileage.

Terrible fuel mileage and poor supension

Bought this cars cause it was showing 58 mpg when I bought it on the sticker in the window I get 28 mpg but I get a credit car from Hyundai for them lying about the mileage works to to fill my tank 2 times a year and I figure I'm using about 10-12 tanks extra a year. If I have 2 passengers in the back seat my wheels rub on the plastic cover in the wheels wells every dip in the highway I consider this to be a safety issue took a picture of it to the dealership and was told they put 2 people in the back of the car on the show room and it did the same thing so there's nothing they can do. I also paid 1500 for interior warranty and have a stain that they won't cover only cover threads popping

It’s a good car, but not the best!

First time buyer, so my options were scarce. I chose the elantra because it looked a littlw “sportier” than the others I was shown. Well it’s obviously is NOT a sports car, but that doesn’t mean it should take forever to switch from 45 to 60 on the freeway. The acceleration and gas mileage are my two biggest issues. It takes forever to accelerate nearly causing accidents on freeway ramps. The gas mileage SUCKS! I’ll be lucky if I even hit 30 MPG going mainly 60 on the highway. For being a 4cyl, the amount of $$ spent on gas is ridiculous. I can fill up with $30 on a sunday night and drive to and from work (50 miles roundtrip) and by Wednesday it will be at half a tank or less. It’s crazy! Other than that the car is reliable, and I haven’t had any other issues whatsoever. It’s not the worst, but I definitely am not impressed by it after 2 1/2 years. Can’t wait to upgrade!

Horrible car

I bought the limited 2013 brand new and it has had problems from day. Not to mention they lied about the MPG, and now there is a recall for the car. Also when you step on the brakes hard the whole car sounds like its about to fall apart. Stay away from Hyundai's they are not what they used to be. THey are having problems with all of their cars now. You will see massive recalls and their business will go down. THey are pushing leases now so people dont realize what junk they bought.

Hyundia sucks. and has the lowest resale value of any car i have owned

Hyundai marketed the Elantra at 40 MPG'S> when In reality it gets about 35 MPG"S. I bought a 2012 Elantra based on the 40 MPG"S quoted. this car was suppose to save me up to $120.00 a month in gas. my last car cost me $58.00 a week to drive and so dose the Elantra. it is uncomfortable loud poor handeling. and has a poor stereo system. you can also find other poor reviews on Edmondson.com. facebook, and other sites just type in Elantra reviews.. Hyundai compairs the Elnatra to the Honda Civic. at a higher price tag than the civic. after resently driving other cars I found the elantra to be in a lower class such as the Mazda 3. the Corolla. and the Dodge Dart at about $16,000.00 which is a

The car is a bad joke - stop buying Hyundai until they get serious

1. It's rated well by Consumer Reports. 2. Looking good inside and out doesn't make for a quality car. 3. I feel ripped off and I did my research. I'm currently looking to trade it in with @1100 mi. 4. I shouldn't have purchased the vehicle...

Reliability

Never had any problems with this car.

BEWARE!

I bought a 2013 new Hyundai Elantra - currently $92k miles - I have fixed, replaced or repaired the following: AC (which Kerry Hyundai admittedly count not fix - Don's Garage did for $550), two starters, steering column and now in repair AGAIN for a to be determined engine issue -BEWARE!!!!

Impressive, but lacking in some ways

We upgraded from an '08 Fusion SEL to a '13 Elantra GLS because we wanted to save money at the pump. Well, that's been a bit of a disappointment, 3 months and 2,100 miles later we're averaging 22.5MPG cty and ~28-30MPG hwy. Some people say we're still breaking it in while others say we're passed that. We're holding out until 5K miles to see if there's an improvement, if there's not we may be reconsidering the Elantra. Another issue is the cloth on the drivers seat is already deteriorating. We're gentle in our handling of the car including how we enter/exit but it's still showing signs of disintegration. We like the car, but we took on a payment to get better MPG, so far we're disappointed.

Rear Tires Badly Wear

The rear tires ware bad on this vehicle. There is no adjustable means to correct it by design. You get loud road noise around 7500 miles, then you have to replace tires around 25,000 miles.

Real life fuel consumption far lower than EPA ratings

There are a lot to like on the new Elantra 2013 but fuel consumption is certainly not one. I've always paid attention to the gas mileage I would get on my cars compared to the EPA ratings and I've always notice close proximity among them. In my new Elantra 2013 however, the actual gas mileage on a combined 70% street / 30% highway can not get above 23 mpg. It is way too far from the claimed 29/39/33 EPA ratings. To my disappointment though, the fuel consumption I am getting seems to be pretty much in line with the Consumer Reports testing experiencing 20mpg on city driving.

good car not great

Did my research and picked a 2013 elantra, have 2 thousand miles on it aready ...and this is my review i'm only going to note the cons ...hope hyundai looks at these reviews to improve the car 1) car doesn't look like a econo-box but sounds like one when driving it, way to much road noise ...and makes me feel like i overpaid for this car. 2) engine is underpowered by at least 10 horsepower or needs more low end torque for quicker 0-60 times , struggling to have enough speed to merge safely onto highway. the accent has 138 hp, the elantra has 148 hp and the sonata has 198 hp ....need more power

Beware of water

I purchased the Elantra limited in 2012 after having done a bit of research on the vehicle for mpg, value, and etc. And after driving nearly 78k miles I can say that there are better vehicles for the money. I am on my second set of tires and both sets have horrible road noise that is amplified when stopping on wet pavement. I have had the car looked at by the dealer and they can't find anything. Also the steering wheel would pull to the left since the day I drove the car off the lot to which again the dealer said nothing wrong.

AVOID THIS CAR.

I bought this car in July 2013 (NEW CAR). Then, I had owned this car for three years—my tearful cry: NEVER BUY THIS CAR AT ANY COST. If someone decided to give this car to you, break the friendship. 1. Engine issue 2. Weak inner fender 3. MPG scam 4. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY at the accident. (My 2013 was totaled, lol) When I contacted Hyundai, saying, "Oh, sorry for your loss. You may hit with the wrong angle!" 5. The structure is too weak. No more Hyundai in my life anymore. Goodbye Hyundai.

Excellent!! Would consider another

Couldn't be happier

I've owned new Beetles, Jetted, a Prius and a slew of high end luxury cars. This Elektra has style, comfort, excellent gas mileage and at 32k not one issue.

2013 elantra bad rear axle

they are replacing my rear axle for free. If I had rotated my tires like I should have I wouldn't have found out that my rear axle was bad. I had 1 rear tire with extremely odd wear, took it in and they found my axle was made very badly, had I rotated them like I should have, the wear would have been minimal and almost unnoticable on all 4 tires.

alignment issues on Elantra

These comments are specific to the 07 Hyundai Elantra and mostly apply to all Elantras. There are NO factory available alignment adjustments available on the rear axle. If the rear tires are NOT in camber adjustment you can purchase the top control arm for the rear that has an adjustment on it that costs about 100 bucks a side. Most generally the camber will not affect handling or tire wear. The only other problem is rear toe is not in spec. NO way to fix this. On the front axle there is NO factory available adjustments to caster or camber. If you take the car to a great alignment shop they would charge you around 300-400 and they can jerry rig an eccentric cam bolt in the mount between the strut and the wheel knuckle. This may help. As for caster you can tell if that is bad by it steering from ditch to ditch. Caster tends to make the car drive straight forward. If this is bad you must file out the 3 holes on the strut tower usually towards the back of the car. Then you must make shims like half moon to place in front of the three bolts in the strut. Without these half moons you will have more bad problems and no way to hold that alignment. The only factory available adjustment to suspension and steering is the toe on the FRONT axle only. That also affects steering from ditch to ditch and hard to hole straight ahead. As a general rule with the manufacturing specs these parts are dead on. Every thing is soft rubber bushings so nothing stays exactly dead on. My problem is they charge for a 4 wheel alignment and the only thing they can do is toe in adjustment. If you still have problems you would need to change parts and then it would be dead on again.

Hyundai Happiness

A woman backed into my vehicle a couple weeks ago in the Tom Thumb parking lot. After 7 years no accidents. Very little damage....did not bother to repair it but under a 1000.00 worth of damage to my bumper! :(

awesome

na, just bought it 3 weeks ago, love it. simmering white. rearview camera, leather seats. just beautiful. still learning the ins & out. I just love this car,the style+make cannot be beat.the first time I ever picked the first car I seen.

20 Miles Per Gallon - For Real...

Do not buy this car if gas mileage is important to you. I have had this car for 4 months. I get only 20 miles to the gallon on city, flat road driving. Disaster.

garbage on wheels

Everything is cheap and falls apart. A pain in the neck to even put gas in.