Hyundai Veloster Forum (2024)

FAQs

What are the common faults with Hyundai Veloster? ›

The most critical faults with the Hyundai Veloster are interior accessories, engine, and connecting rod failures. These faults can be pricey to address and remove time from your busy schedule. Understand the Hyundai Veloster years to avoid for the best ownership experience.

Typically, you will get around 200,000 miles out of a Hyundai Veloster with proper care.

The Hyundai Veloster is a well-received hatchback with a reliability rating of 4 out of 5 from RepairPal. The Veloster is known for its powerful engine, excellent handling, and generally good performance. Despite its reliability, the Veloster doesn't come without problems.

Despite a handful of fixable issues, the Hyundai Veloster continues to be popular among drivers looking for a sporty coupe with great performance, exceptional features and fun handling. If you're looking for an affordable and functional vehicle, and a pre-owned Hyundai Veloster is in stock, it's worth test driving.

Hyundai Veloster Maintenance Costs. A Hyundai Veloster will cost about $5,826 for maintenance and repairs during its first 10 years of service. This beats the industry average for popular hatchback models by $1,069. There is also a 16.72% chance that a Veloster will require a major repair during that time.

Not much has changed for Hyundai's hot hatch over the last four model years, and we can appreciate that. It may be time to say goodbye, but we hope to be left in good hands, as Hyundai's official reason for discontinuing the Veloster N is due to the new N Brand model expansion of the Elantra N and Kona N.

With the optional turbocharged engine, gas mileage peaks at 28/34 mpg.

Fifth, for looks and potentially for performance (top speed is 155 mph), Hyundai equips the Veloster N with a 2-stage rear spoiler that looks serious, and is. Sixth, the drive mode selectors (blue paddles on the steering wheel hub) allow five choices, Normal, Sport and Eco on the left, N and N Custom on the right.

Auto insurance rates vary depending on the model year. For instance, average car insurance rates for a 2022 Hyundai Veloster costs $1,912 per year, while its 2021 equivalent costs $1,682 per year. Regardless of your chosen model year, you can find a competitive carrier that meets your needs and budget.

Veloster owners have made 118 complaints about the 2012–2018 model years. Using our PainRank™ system we've ranked it 38th out of 50 Hyundai generations in overall reliability , with real engine and transmission concerns.

Is Hyundai better than Toyota? ›

Hyundai shines through as the top brand when comparing its vehicle performance, technology, and fuel economy to those of Toyota models. Hyundai offers V6, V8, and four-cylinder engine options in its vehicles, while Toyota only offers V8 engines on its larger vehicle models.

The Veloster's gentle clutch engagement and reasonably light pedal effort is a smackdown to all the people who say driving a stick-shift in traffic is too much trouble. The drive back home turned out to be quite the adventure.

In our testing, the Veloster N ripped to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds and completed the quarter-mile in 13.8 seconds at 102 mph.

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Elantra, 2019-2021 Kona and Veloster vehicles equipped with 2.0L Nu MPI engines. The piston oil rings may not have been properly heat-treated, which could result in engine damage.

Summary: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013 Veloster vehicles that are equipped with 1.6 liter turbo engines. The engine management software may cause premature ignition (pre-ignition) of the air/fuel mixture in the engine. The resulting excessive cylinder pressure may damage the engine.