Hyundai i30 PD Sedan Smartstream G2.0 MPi Atkinson Petrol Elite (2017-2026)

A great looking car with an abhorrent build quality – The whole experience from buying this car to owning it has been nothing but a painful and time-consuming endeavour. As soon as the car was driven out of the car dealership by one of their employees, the infotainment screen had problems. He mentioned to their service team that it didn't work yet I was still given the car, and they didn't do a thing to try and fix it.

I had to go back to the dealership 10 times to get this looked at. I was originally promised a new infotainment display however that never came to fruition, and every time I dealt with Hyundai regarding this car and its non-stop problems, I was continuously being given the runaround no matter what.

I also had an issue with the car petrol fumes entering the cabin of the car. Hyundai never figured out what caused this.

After that, I then had strange engine noises coming from the car. It went back another 3 times to get this looked at with the dealership not knowing what was causing this.

During one of my trips to Hyundai to get this lemon fixed, I found out about a few other people who had faced similar issues. One individual was facing the exact same issue as mine regarding the infotainment display, and another individual had their engine head crack.

In total I ended up driving 5 loan cars, and I wouldn't be surprised if the dealership had the car for longer than what I did.

After dealing with Hyundai, their lack of build quality, and their complete incompetence for months on end, I sold the car and bought a Subaru instead - I haven't looked back since.

As this was my first new car, I highly doubt I'll ever be buying another one from Hyundai or Kia.