Hyundai Elantra n problems
The Hyundai Elantra, also known as the Hyundai Avante (Korean: 현대 아반떼), is a compact car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 1990. The Elantra was initially marketed as the Lantra in Australia and some European markets. In Australia, this was due to the similarly named Mitsubishi Magna Elante model; similarly, in other markets, the name Avante is not used due to its similarity with Audi's "Avant" designation, which is used for their line-up of station wagons. The name was standardized as "Elantra" worldwide in 2001 (except in South Korea and Singapore).
First generation (J1; 1990)
The Elantra (codename J1) was launched in October 1990, and received a mid-term facelift in 1993.
It was sold in Europe from the spring of 1991. It replaced the somewhat larger on the outside Stellar, although that model had not been offered in many markets. The Elantra competed with the likes of the Ford Sierra and Vauxhall Cavalier/Opel Vectra, but at a considerably lower price.
The Elantra was powered by a Mitsubishi-designed 1.6 L (1595 cc) straight-four. This DOHC 16-valve 1.6 L unit produced 113 PS (83 kW) at 6000 rpm and could push the Elantra to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 9.5 seconds. The quarter-mile (0.4 km) run took 17.1 seconds and produced 129 km/h (80 mph). Top speed was 187 km/h (116 mph). The Elantra got 22 mpg‑US (11 L/100 km) in the city cycle. Starting in 1993 a Mitsubishi-designed 1.8 L (1836 cc) inline-four option was available; this unit produces 135 PS (99 kW) at 6000 rpm and replaced the twin-cam 1.6 in the home market.
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Common Hyundai Elantra n problems
Based on the complaints from owners of the Hyundai Elantra N cars, here is a list of common problems with detailed explanations for each issue:
- Fuel Injector Problems:
- Owners have reported issues with fuel injectors causing revving or idling problems, trouble starting the engine, misfires, and smoke from the tailpipe. This problem has been observed in the Kona N and Elantra N 2022 models.
- Dual Clutch Transmission Recall:
- A recall was issued due to an issue with the high-pressure oil pump affecting the dual-clutch transmission. This recall, labeled HMA Recall 236, highlights a mechanical concern that needs attention.
- Clutch Installed Backwards:
- A small number of Elantra N vehicles produced before a specific date had the clutch disc installed backward, causing potential transmission issues. This problem applies to manual transmission models produced before 12/6/21.
- Paint Fading and Peeling:
- Some owners have experienced paint fading and peeling issues, particularly on the hood and doors, leading to an unsightly appearance. This problem has been noted in certain model years of the Hyundai Elantra.
- Engine Noise and Failure:
- Certain model years, like the 2012 and 2013 Elantra, have been associated with engine noise, including ticking and knocking sounds, which may result in engine failure. Repairs for these engine issues can be costly and may involve engine replacements.
- Loss of Power and Misfiring:
- The 2017 Elantra has been reported to experience loss of power while driving, with the engine misfiring randomly. This issue poses safety concerns and typically occurs around 52,350 miles.
These common problems with the Hyundai Elantra N cars highlight various mechanical and cosmetic issues that owners have faced. Addressing these concerns promptly can help maintain the performance and reliability of these vehicles.
Is an Elantra N reliable?
2023 Elantra N Reliability
Although the Elantra N hasn't been specifically rated by JD Power, the normal 2023 Elantra attains a rating of 78 out of 100 for Quality & Reliability. According to the NHTSA, there have been no recalls for the 2023 Elantra N at the time of writing.
What is the main problem of the Hyundai Elantra?
There have been reports of window regulator failure, weak and foggy headlights, difficulty steering, and even loss of brake power. If these problems are ones that you have, we suggest taking your vehicle into the dealership or to the nearest mechanic.
Is Elantra N expensive to maintain?
The average annual repair cost for a Hyundai is $468, which means it has above average ownership costs. The other factors that contribute to Hyundai reliability include an average of 0.3 visits to a repair shop per year and a 10% probability of a repair being severe.
How long does the Elantra N last?
How many miles can a Hyundai Elantra last? A Hyundai Elantra can easily last 150,000 to 250,000 miles with regular maintenance and good driving practices. If you drive around 15,000 miles per year, it will survive 13 to 17 years before needing costly repairs or breaking down.
Percentage distribution of complaints by Hyundai Elantra n years
We have researched Hyundai problems and analysed all the complaints filed against Hyundai Elantra n cars and compiled the top 2 most problematic Hyundai Elantra n model years:
Below you can see the percentage distribution of known problems by Hyundai Elantra n model years.
Distribution of the number of complaints by Hyundai Elantra n years
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Hyundai Elantra n car problems categorized by type of issue
After analysing all complaints related to Hyundai Elantra n , it was concluded that the most common issues with these cars are:
- Electrical system problems
- Power train problems
- Engine problems
- Steering problems
- Forward collision avoidance problems
The graph below shows statistics for all Hyundai Elantra n vehicle components and the number of complaints received.
Distribution of the number of complaints where the accident occurred by Elantra n model years
A total of 2 complaints were registered in which the accident occurred. In the graph you can see the distribution of the number of complaints by model year.
The NHTSA has received 19 complaints about various vehicle components related to the Hyundai Elantra n . Below are the 25 most recent complaints reported for Hyundai Elantra n vehicles.
List of Hyundai Elantra n complaints
Hyundai Elantra n 2023
- Date Of Incident: 2024-10-18
- Date Complaint: 2024-10-18
- Crash: 1
- VIN: KMHLW4AK9PU
- Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
- Summary: Hyundai dealership “fixed” the recall on my car a few weeks ago. This morning my car stalled out on the highway twice due to fuel pump issues, one of those resulting in my car hitting a guardrail. Every warning light went on in the car and a service message to make an appointment at the dealership popped up. I do not believe this vehicle is safe to keep using
Hyundai Elantra n 2023
- Date Of Incident: 2024-08-31
- Date Complaint: 2024-10-01
- Crash: 1
- VIN: KMHLW4AK2PU
- Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION
- Summary: I find myself in this situation due to a defect in my 2023 Hyundai, which is under Full Factory Warranty. I have had all my required services completed by Hyundai on time, and as the consumer had no idea anything was wrong with my vehicle. On 31 August 2024, just 25 days after being service by Hyundai Yuma on 6 August 2024, this defect caused a catastrophic failure in my front driver side tire resulting in damage to my vehicle. My vehicle was towed to Hyundai Yuma on 1 September 2024, by Hyundai Roadside Assistance. After an inspection by Hyundai Yuma on 5 September 2024, it was determined that there was a defect in the camber of the alignment of the car that caused the catastrophic tire failure, damage to my vehicle's front skirt and bumper, as well as premature wear on all three existing tires to the point in which they are not safe to remain on the car. The only solution to this defect according to Hyundai Yuma is an Aftermarket component to correct the defect in the camber of the vehicle. Without this Aftermarket addition to the vehicle, the camber would remain out of specifications causing premature wear of any tires placed on the vehicle thus making it unsafe to operate. Therefore my car is currently inoperable and beyond my control
Hyundai Elantra n 2022
- Date Of Incident: 2024-05-24
- Date Complaint: 2024-09-02
- VIN: KMHLW4AK8NU
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: Clutch failure at 28,000 miles. Was getting off from a hike and all of a sudden I couldn’t shift gears after shifting to 4th gear.
Hyundai Elantra n 2023
- Date Of Incident: 2024-07-02
- Date Complaint: 2024-07-29
- VIN: KMHLW4AK4PU
- Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
- Summary: When vehicle gets wet, knock sensor trips and puts the vehicle in limp mode. Making it very dangerous to drive since everything is underpowered and makes it hard to get up to speed, shift, etc.
Hyundai Elantra n 2023
- Date Of Incident: 2024-07-15
- Date Complaint: 2024-07-15
- VIN: KMHLW4AK1PU
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- Summary: The contact owns a 2023 Hyundai Elantra N. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: (AWAITING); Manufacturer Recall Number: 262 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Hyundai Elantra n 2022
- Date Of Incident: 2024-03-31
- Date Complaint: 2024-04-01
- VIN: KMHLW4AK7NU
- Components: STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE
- Summary: I was driving on the highway, got a flat tire. The second my tire popped. I started getting a few lights on my dashboard abs, forward safety light, limited differential light, blind spot light, rear cross traffic light. Worst of them all is a red steering wheel light which makes the vehicle difficult to steer. This is a new car with under 20k miles and it’s a lease. After the tire was replaced the lights are still on and the car is still non drivable.
Hyundai Elantra n 2023
- Date Of Incident: 2024-03-28
- Date Complaint: 2024-03-28
- VIN: KMHLW4AKXPU
- Components: POWER TRAIN
- Summary: This is a known issue within these new Hyundai N cars and Hyundai is completely clueless. It’s a “p1326 code” that pops up after a carwash. Whenever the knock sensor gets wet it automatically puts the car into limp mode at highway speeds and it’s very hazardous. There has to be some type of cover that Hyundai has to put over the knock sensor or this will continue to happen to us while it’s a brand new car.
Hyundai Elantra n 2023
- Date Of Incident: 2024-03-22
- Date Complaint: 2024-03-25
- VIN: KMHLW4AK8PU
- Components: POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- Summary: While driving through heavy rain on the interstate Friday night the CEL came on and the vehicle immediately lost power and went I to a limo mode causing my car to rapidly lose speed while on the interstate. Restarting the vehicle did nothing. I called the closest Hyundai dealer and they said " oh yeah the N models do that a lot in the rain or through carwashes, it triggers false knock sensor codes, you can try to get a parts store to clear the code or you can come in tomorrow and we will clear the code." I then got a parts store to clear the code and the vehicle has been fine since. I did a quick internet search and apparently this is very common and lots of owners have this happened multiple times a year and the dealer has no fix or intention of a fix
Hyundai Elantra n 2022
- Date Of Incident: 2024-01-17
- Date Complaint: 2024-02-01
- VIN: KMHLW4AK7NU
- Components: STEERING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
- Summary: I had 4 warning signs appear while driving in show. Those 4 warnings were Forward Collision Warning, rear cross traffic warning, Cruise control warning, vehicle stability control warning. They were simply not working. After driving for around 5-10 minutes, my steering gradually became very heavy making it difficult to steer. I had to pull over to the side eventually. Controlling the steering wheel put my safety and others at risk. The problem was confirmed by a dealer and they have mentioned it was due to an ABS sensor. No the parts were not inspected by the manufacturer, police, or the insurance companies. Yes the warning lights of 4 error appeared before the steering wheel became heavy.
Hyundai Elantra n 2022
- Date Of Incident: 2023-09-05
- Date Complaint: 2023-10-08
- VIN: KMHLW4AK5NU
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- Summary: Horn stopped working around 10,500 miles. Common issue, reported in many car forums.
Hyundai Elantra n 2022
- Date Of Incident: 2023-10-02
- Date Complaint: 2023-10-08
- VIN: KMHLW4AK6NU
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Summary: My car horn stopped working and not sure why
Hyundai Elantra n 2023
- Date Of Incident: 2023-06-06
- Date Complaint: 2023-08-03
- VIN: KMHLW4AK2PU
- Components: SUSPENSION
- Summary: Hit a shallow pothole at or around 40-55 miles/hour. Estimate. Strut mount broke. Hit a shallow pot hole and strut mount broke and pulled car to the right. Safety issue for 18 year old driver. Dealer refused to receive vehicle and investigate. Said it was an insurance issue. Insurance inspected car. Adjuster said he has never seen a new car break strut mount. Car bottom graphics and underneath not damaged. Rust was on the brand new strut mount welds. Body shop advises that was reason of failure, rust on welds. Not right for a pothole to break strut and end up totaling out a brand new $38,000 car. Not right that insurance is responsible to pay for it and Hyundai would not even look at vehicle.
Hyundai Elantra n 2023
- Date Of Incident: 2023-04-08
- Date Complaint: 2023-04-09
- VIN: KMHLW4AK0PU
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: Hello. While driving my 2023 Elantra N, innthe middle of driving, it set a flashing check engine light. During this event, my car started sputtering in between shifts and would not climb over 2500 rounds per minute. During this event I was driving 70 miles per hour on the highway, causing me to almost get rear ended. The check engine light is flashing but is consitently set. The code that's causing the check engine light is P132600. After doing my own personal research in Elantra N forums, this has been a common fault among many Elantra N models. Hyundai has made no official recall for it yet.
Hyundai Elantra n 2023
- Date Of Incident: 2023-02-11
- Date Complaint: 2023-03-30
- VIN: KMHLW4AK0PU
- Components: ENGINE
- Summary: This problem occurred in my previous vehicle which was a 2022 Hyundai Kona N. I took it through a car wash and had a check engine light turn on. The car went into limp mode and I had it towed to the dealership. The check engine light was a code from the knock sensor. Hyundai replaced the engine when the vehicle only had 5,200 miles on it. I have since traded that vehicle for a 2023 Hyundai Elantra N. Upon doing some research, it is a very common issue with the N trims of Kona's and Elantra's to throw a check engine light due to heavy rain or car washes. Sometimes this results in an engine replacement, other times just resetting the code. This issue needs corrected. So far, Hyundai has practically ignored me on this. I have sent in multiple screenshots of the same issues that others have been facing. When this check engine light comes on, the vehicle goes into limp mode which is very dangerous if traveling at highway speeds.
Hyundai Elantra n 2022
- Date Of Incident: 2022-12-25
- Date Complaint: 2022-12-28
- VIN: KMHLW4AK4NU
- Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Summary: The car is a ticking time bomb and dangerous to the public. My car has stalled and broke down in the highway several times. Had to wait for 3-6 hours tow trucks in between. The latest one, I reported to the service advisor that my car stalled all of a sudden at a neighborhood. She told me they didn't find any error codes therefore there is nothing wrong with the car. I was also told to keep driving it till it breaks down and only come back to them when that happens. Lo and behold not even 3 days later on Christmas night it broke down on me and had to wait in the middle of the highway in between the highway and on ramp. Had to wait several hours in the cold as the car would not start for a tow truck to come. After dropping off the Vehicle at the same dealership again it will be almost 4 days and they have not touched the car since. They don't know what's wrong with it because it doesn't show an error code on their GDS scanning tool. Now it wont even scan because the car will not start. Therefore they don't know how to fix it. Rather than trying to look for the source of the issue, they only replace the damaged parts caused by the issue. Same exact scenario happened back in September, car broke down on the highway, 6+ hour wait for a tow truck, the service advisor said the Catalytic Converter melted and they just went to replace that and not what led up to that issue. The stalling has happened several times, I would lose all power and just coast to the side of the road with check engine, battery, oil light, everything on, on the dash and if the onboard Bluelink system does not get a code then the service center will not know what to do with the car. They heavily rely on the error code before they can attempt to do anything to the vehicle. My ODB scanner shows me all the DTC codes but the dealership just brushes it off and doesn't listen to the customer. I keep telling them you don't get fouled spark plugs and melted catalytic converter if there's no issues.
Recalls Hyundai Elantra n
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued 4 recalls for different components of the Hyundai Elantra n.You can explore the year of the Volkswagen Jetta you are interested in by selecting it from the list.
- Model: Hyundai Elantra n 2022
- Report Received Date: 2024-09-06
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE
- Summary: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Veloster N, 2019-2023 Genesis G70, 2022-2023 Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The fuel pump may fail, which can result in a loss of drive power.
- Consequence: A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: Dealers will update engine control module software. In addition, dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pump assembly, as necessary. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning September 9, 2024. Some interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 3, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 262 and 023G.
- Model: Hyundai Elantra n 2023
- Report Received Date: 2024-09-06
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE
- Summary: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Veloster N, 2019-2023 Genesis G70, 2022-2023 Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The fuel pump may fail, which can result in a loss of drive power.
- Consequence: A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: Dealers will update engine control module software. In addition, dealers will inspect and replace the fuel pump assembly, as necessary. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning September 9, 2024. Some interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 3, 2024. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's numbers for this recall are 262 and 023G.
- Model: Hyundai Elantra n 2022
- Report Received Date: 2022-10-06
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Summary: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Sonata, Veloster N, 2022 Santa Cruz, Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobility drive mode may be impaired, when prompted by a transmission oil pump malfunction, which can result in a complete loss of drive power.
- Consequence: Loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the transmission, as necessary. Dealers will also update the transmission control unit software. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 10, 2023. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 236.
- Model: Hyundai Elantra n 2022
- Report Received Date: 2022-08-18
- Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
- Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- Summary: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Elantra N and 2022-2023 Elantra vehicles. The emblem on the cover of the driver's front air bag may not have been welded properly, which can result in the emblem detaching upon deployment.
- Consequence: A detached air bag cover emblem may strike a vehicle occupant, which can increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy: Dealers will replace the air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 14, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 234.
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