Elantra Touring reliability - better stats
 

I wanted more up-to-date car reliability information that included actual repair rates. So in late 2005 I started getting people together to make this possible. TrueDelta now updates actual repair frequencies, not just dots, four times a year, to track cars closely as they age.

We've had excellent participation by Elantra owners, with over 350 signed up. But (as you probably know) the Elantra Touring is a totally different car despite the name. So we need enough participating owners to report a separate result for it.

Participants simply report repairs the month after they occur on a one-page survey. When there are no repairs, they simply report an approximate odometer reading four times a year, at the end of each quarter.

To encourage participation, participants receive full access to all results, not just those for the Elantra Touring, for free.

For the details, and to sign up to help out:

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Hey folks ... this is quite a service that Michael (mkaresh) has going. I came across it as I was researching my recent purchase (the one that ended with the ET). I thought I would start reporting my new Touring, to give back a little and make the stats even more meaningful.

Hopefully some of you will do the same.

Thanks for posting, mkaresh. :)

Thank you for putting a word in.

We have updated results for the Elantra to include owner experiences through September 30, 2009. In terms of successful repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2008: 28, better than average

2007: 41, better than average

2005: 80, about average

2003: 83, about average, small sample size

2002: 156, worse than average, small sample size

We'll have further updates in February and May. With more participants, we could provide more precise information.

Hyundai Elantra reliability comparisons

We have an initial result for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through December 31, 2009. With 61 repair trips per 100 cars per year, the Elantra Touring appears to be about average.

This was based on 23 responses, and an average of 2.6 months per car. So close to the bare minimum. We'll have a full result based on considerably more data in May.

A big thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping.

Not yet signed up? The more owners participate, the better the information we can provide.

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability comparisons

37 Elantra Touring owners now signed up. A good start, but even a few more participants would be very helpful, as we're near the minimum.

Not yet signed up? Details here:

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Not sure if this is germane to you or not. 3100 mile son the Odomoter, 2101 Elantra Touring GLS, AT. Electric Power steering failed and the whole unit had to be replaced. Car was at the dealer for a week as the part had to get shipped in.

EPS thoughts

Minus side

Very expensive- $2000 plus dollars. A former hydraulic unit that could be a DIY job is now similar to a transmission repair. Not worth keeping the vehicle after the warranty is up.

If the EPS the steering, even with the vehicle in motion is very difficult.

Plus side

At least its not drive by wire, there is a physical link between the steering wheels, and the wheels on the ground.

Ouch. Certainly good info.

We'll have updated stats in about two weeks, with a full result for the Elantra Touring this time around.

The more owners participate, the better the information we can provide.

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We have an initial result for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through March 31, 2010. With 83 repair trips per 100 cars per year, the Elantra Touring appears to be worse than average so far.

A big thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping.

Not yet signed up? The more owners participate, the better the information we can provide.

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability comparisons

We have an initial result for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through June 30, 2010.

Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the more recent months until the summer or even fall of next year.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010: 56

2009: 70, small sample size

Both are about average.

Thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in November and February.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability comparisons

I found this thread when my EPS light came on last week and I lost power steering intermittently while driving. My local dealership pulled the codes (c1260 and c1290) and cleared them, but the problem kept returning so they gave me a rental for a couple of days and worked with Hyundai support.

The electronic steering column was replaced and it's been several days now and all seems well. The only troubling thing about this, other than a safety issue, is if it had happened outside of warranty it would have been $2300. I wish this would be added to the drive train warranty for peace of mind.

This is our first problem with the lil wagon and my wife and I continue to enjoy this very roomy, functional package that Hyundai brought over. It's still fun to drive also.

Starting this month we have a new question to measure, as objectively as possible, the severity of a problem. Many people have been asking for reliability stats that weight problems by how severe they are, and once we have enough responses with the revised survey we'll start providing this.

Also, updated reliability stats this month.

As always, the more owners participate, the better the information we can provide to everyone.

Car reliability research

We have updated results for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through September 30, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since April until the summer or even fall of next year.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010: 56

2009: 67, small sample size but now close to the minimum

Both are about average.

Thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in February and May.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We have updated results for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through December 31, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since April until the summer or even fall of this year.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010: 59, about average

2009: 92, worse than average

Thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more participants we could provide more prcise results and cover all model years.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We have updated our car reliability stats for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through March 31, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 23, better than average, small sample size

2010: 49, about average

2009: 67, about average

We'll have further updates in August and November. With more participants we could provide more prcise results and cover all model years.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We have updated results for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through June 30, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 40

2010: 51

2009: 66

All are about average.

We'll have further updates in November and February. With more participants we could provide more precise results.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We have updated our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring (on our redesigned site) to include owner experiences through September 30, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 33, better than average

2010: 42, about average

2009: 85, about average, but trending towards "worse than average"

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates later this month and in May. With more participants we could provide more precise results.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We have updated our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through September 30, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 38, about average

2010: 29, better than average

2009: 75, worse than average, small sample size (two cars short of the minimum!)

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

2010: 80, 3

We'll have further updates in February and May. We'd love to provide more precise stats and fully cover all model years--just a matter of getting more owners involved!

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We have updated our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through December 31, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 37, moderate

2010: 24, low

2009: 61, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

2010: 83, < 1

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more owners involved we could provide more precise results and cover all model years.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We've updated our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through March 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011 Elantra Touring: 42, moderate
2010 Elantra Touring: 27, low
2009 Elantra Touring: 36, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2010 Elantra Touring: 90, 3

We'll have further updates in August and in November.

For the details, including the descriptions of reported repairs, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We've updated our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through June 30, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011 Elantra Touring: 50, moderate
2010 Elantra Touring: 21, low
2009 Elantra Touring: 30, low, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2010 Elantra Touring: 91, 3

We'll have further updates in November and February.

To view competitors' scores and descriptions of reported repairs, and to sign up to help:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We've updated our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through September 30, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011 Elantra Touring: 40, moderate
2010 Elantra Touring: 24, low
2009 Elantra Touring: 21, low, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2010 Elantra Touring: 83, 3

We'll have further updates later this month and in May. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We've updated our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through December 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011 Elantra Touring: 30, low
2010 Elantra Touring: 39, moderate
2009 Elantra Touring: 24, low, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2010 Elantra Touring: 80, 6

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

To see the repairs behind these stats, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

Our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring now include owner experiences through March 31, 2014, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011 Elantra Touring: 35, low
2010 Elantra Touring: 40, moderate
2009 Elantra Touring: 47, moderate, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2010 Elantra Touring: 76, 3

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August.

For a deeper dive, including the stats for other cars and repair descriptions, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We've updated our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through June 30, 2014.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011 Elantra Touring: 41, moderate
2010 Elantra Touring: 49, moderate
2009 Elantra Touring: 74, moderate, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2010 Elantra Touring: 68, 3

Next updates in November and in February. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

For repair descriptions, the stats of other cars, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We've updated our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through September 30, 2014.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011 Elantra Touring: 34, low
2010 Elantra Touring: 47, moderate
2009 Elantra Touring: 64, moderate, small sample size

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2010 Elantra Touring: 61, 3

To view the repairs behind these numbers, check the stats for other cars, and sign up to help improve this information (next update in February):

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons

We've updated our reliability stats for the Elantra Touring to include owner experiences through the end of 2015, about eight months ahead of other sources. In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year--lower is better:

2011 Elantra Touring: 44, moderate
2010 Elantra Touring: 53, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2011 Elantra Touring: 60, 4

With more participants we could provide more precise stats and cover all model years.

For the repairs behind these stats, reliability information on other models, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Hyundai Elantra Touring reliability ratings and comparisons