MODELYEARINDEX

Hyundai Elantra Touring

98 complaints across 4 scored model years and 4 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Hyundai Elantra Touring Full report
F
Grade 2010–2013
2010 vs model median 2.7×
Model median3× median
Steering 12
Electrical 6
Tires & Wheels 6
Avoid

2010

Best

2012 · 2013

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
2.67× 45 F
2011
1.15× 21 C
2012
0.85× 19 B
2013
0.55× 13 A

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG26
City / Highway23 / 30
Engine2L, 4 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$2,350

Recalls

4 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
13V113000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH 2010, 2011 1,712,336
20V061000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE 2010, 2011 476,111
15V100000 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM 2010 204,768
14V310000 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS 2010–2012 35,000

Others in Compact Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Acura ILX
20142016
C
Audi A3
20152017
C
BMW 1 Series
none flagged
C
BMW I3
none flagged
C
Buick Verano
none flagged
C
Chevrolet Bolt EV
2017
C
Chevrolet Cobalt
none flagged
C
Chevrolet Cruze
20112012
C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2010 Elantra Touring
Complaints in window
45
Severity-weighted
87.5
Model median (weighted)
33
vs model median
2.67×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
4
Open investigations
0
Score 23.2 F