2014 Hyundai Veloster problems
Owners have filed 116 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Hyundai Veloster. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 30% of complaints. After that come electrical system (19%) and steering (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 116 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 63 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 63 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 71,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 92,000 miles (22 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Hyundai Veloster with enough data (37 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, he heard an abnormal knocking noise emitting from the engine. He then stated that a large amount of white smoke began to spew from the vehicle as his engine began to stall. As the contact was able to pull the vehicle over; the engine failed to restart after multiple attempts.
Driving on cruise control on interstate , the 2014 Hyundai Veloster felt like it lost power .The engine light flashed a few times . White smoke came out of rear as started to merge it made a low clank noise from the engine compartment . Pulled over off of interstate and popped hood to check the engine and realized there was fire coming from all over the engine . 2014 Hyundai Veloster financed not even made the first payment either. Had 120,043 miles on it .
Clunk and lag in the steering caused by worn rubber coupler mdps - after 48000 miles - appears to be a known issue with no recall/warranty
The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed an extremely loud knocking sound coming from the vehicle which increased louder while driving. The contact drove the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with engine failure.