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2012 Hyundai Elantra wipers, windshield & visibility problems

19 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2012 Hyundai Elantra, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
19 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
49,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2012 Hyundai Elantra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 49,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 49,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 67% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai elantra. When looking through the window shield to the left or right, the contact stated that the sides of the window block his vision. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer told the contact there were no related recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 6 and the current mileage was 1,700.

Reported at 1,700 miles, July 2011

Inability of hyundai manufactured wipers to clear rain, and added streaks. Driving in rainstorm became very dangerous. Am filing complaint now, however, have had wipers replaced on 2 occasions in order to address this issue.

Reported at 20,000 miles, January 2015

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