CarComplaints.com Notes: We're not used to seeing any major problems with Hyundai, which makes the early signs of trouble with the 2013 Elantra very surprising, in a bad way.

Early trends show problems with the steering wandering / pulling to one side along with premature tire wear. Elantra owners have tried sensor adjustments, wheel alignments, even replacing axles, most with no luck. Hyundai has made vehicle buybacks through arbitration, but that rarely works out well financially for owners in the end.

Also there is a pattern of complaints about the 2013 Elantra brakes grinding at very low mileage. It seems there was a bad batch of OEM pads & rotors, but so far Hyundai is not doing a recall. Instead Hyundai issued a TSB & dealers have been replacing pads & rotors on a per-complaint basis.

The final straw is that for several years in a row, Elantra owners report significantly lower gas mileage than the EPA estimates, & there's a small trend of engine problems.

8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
3,750 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
2013 Hyundai Elantra accessories - interior problems

accessories - interior problem

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2013 Hyundai Elantra Owner Comments

problem #1

Jan 012014

Elantra GT 1.8L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 3,728 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

If you lower the rear seats you have to remove the rear head rest. Good luck putting them back in. I have stopped trying to fit them back in so I leave them in the back hatch. This is now an issue for rear seat passengers. Friggin garbage ... No idea as to how I am supposed to put them back in ...

- M R., Toronto, ON, canada

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