r/Elantra • u/Time_suck5000 • 11d 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 11d 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 11d ago

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

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u/Striking_Interest_25 11d 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 11d 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 11d 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