2013 Hyundai Veloster problems
Owners have filed 587 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Hyundai Veloster. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 30% of complaints. After that come electrical system (17%) and steering (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 587 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 44
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 382 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 64 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 38 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 50 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 79 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 77 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 34 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 25 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 382 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 69,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (109 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 44 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Hyundai Veloster with enough data (200 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My 2013 Hyundai Veloster caught fire spontaneously while it was turned off and parked in my garage. The fire originated in the engine compartment, specifically around the ABS module area. The vehicle has an open and incomplete safety recall for this exact issue (Recall 251 / NHTSA Campaign 23V-651000). The Mission Fire Department responded to the scene to extinguish the fire
I have a 2013, hyundai veloster. I was driving approximately 65 MPH when a loud banging noise started and the car started to turn off with engine light flashing. I could hear something banging around inside the front of the car and then the black smoke started under the hood/exhaust system. I was able to pull car off of road and have it towed to hyundai worldcar in live oak tx. They want to charge me $5000 for a used engine and that quote includes the labor cost.
I have a 2013 hyundai veloster turbo with a 1.6 liter turbo engine that threw a rod thru the engine block.hyundai issued recalls on the sonata and they have been replacing defective 1.6 liter turbo engines for some velosters and not others that are having identical problems.they should have to recall all of them.I had a ticking sound for approximately one month and it sounded like a lifter tick.after doing a lot of online research everyone said to continue driving it because it was carbon build up on the intake…