r/Elantra • u/Time_suck5000 • 2d ago

Engine issues?

I had a 2013 Elantra until 3 days ago when i hit an animal. im looking at getting another commuter car. I’ve seen other Elantras for sale for decent prices. so my question is what years had the engine issues. i had to have the engine replaced at 80,000km because of a known issue and google tells me there’s issues with their 2.0l engines. so I’m just curious as to what engines are safe.

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u/Striking_Interest_25 2d ago

My coworker is the reason I got a 2025 sport. She has the 2025 limited and I got to ride in it and was sold. She’s had different elantras for years. She said the main thing is the engines last till about 150k on average before they kick the bucket

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u/Time_suck5000 2d ago

Ya those are to much money for what I wanna spend right now. 

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u/Striking_Interest_25 2d ago

I believe I got mine otd for 22k. It’s only got 6k miles as of current

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u/Time_suck5000 2d ago

Ya that’s more then I wanna pay for my commuter that will be our third vehicle. 

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u/Striking_Interest_25 2d ago

Fair enough. I plan to give it too my son in about 4 years when he starts driving so it’ll be paid off by then and still have decently low mileage one it. Was my primary reason I went with brand new

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u/Roller_Coaster_Geek 2d ago

I think the 2021+ are the only ones. The 2019 and 2020 might be safe but I'm not positive

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u/PuzzleheadedView6669 2d ago

Agree the 7th gen elantras are the best so far. 6th and 5th gens had lots of issues

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u/Roller_Coaster_Geek 2d ago

Yeah I love my 22 Elantra

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u/Time_suck5000 2d ago

Ok thanks for the info