Hyundai Veloster FS (2012-2017)

One problem after another! – 6 weeks after purchasing a brand new 2017 veloster, I had paint peeling off the side skirt, it was fixed and less than a year later the same thing happened. Now it has happened for the third time and Hyundai refuse to pay for repair since it was the fault of the panel beater (A panel beater that my service centre at the time sent it too). My car… Read more

still has another 3 years of warranty left on it and Hyundai have refused to repair a paint issue that should not have happened in the first place. I also had my car damaged by the same service centre that resulted in the whole dashboard being replaced. I had to fight not only for them to repair the damage, but for the service centre to allow me to keep the loan car until they repaired my car, that resulted in the service centre threatening to report the loan car stolen. This was all brought to the attention of the dealership and Hyundai Customer "Care" whom did not acknowledge nor bother to contact me regarding any of the problems i was experiencing. My experience with my vehicle AND Hyundai has been by far the worst I have ever gone through. I understand some people have no problems with their Hyundai however, it's a completely different story if you have something go wrong with you car. The way it is dealt with is disgusting and unethical. It is for that reason I would not recommend a Hyundai vehicle to anyone.

BLUETOOTH PHONE INTERFACE VERY DANGEROUS – I purchased my 2012 non turbo veloster 6 months ago and overall are really happy. I am a bit of a fastidious judge as I moved from a bells and whistles Toyota kluger btw. The power of this 1.6 is probably fair, I do have concern that if I put my foot down so this car could get me out of trouble very quickly it would fail as the gearbox seems… Read more

sluggish (no comparison to a toyota gearbox sorry hyundai). It's amazingly economical, very comfortable and I think it's surprisingly well finished - it does not present like a budget-ish car. In sports mode (triptronic shift I think it's called) it's very responsive and very nippy however I do not wish to drive like that all the time. The rear camera and back/side sensors are excellent. My biggest concern is the bluetooth phone interface. It's totally dangerous!! To dial a pre-saved number it takes 4 button presses - one on the steering wheel then 3 on the central dashboard screen. You really need to go hunting for the buttons as the text / buttons are quite small and you need to be accurate where you are pressing. I think this is highly dangerous and have already had a few near misses as my eyes have been off the road too long. With the toyota it was just one button press to call a pre saved number - far far safer. My car does not have sat nav unfortunately . Overall, happy with the car.

I love mine except for one thing – Bought a Sunflower Yellow veloster 2013 model, three years ago (demo model). I love the smooth curvy lines of it, the concealed third door, the deep yellow colour, fuel efficiency, and I always get comments on it - it definitely is eye candy. I didn't want a car that looked like any other car. In that respect, Veloster is way ahead of its rivals.… Read more

It looks a bit like a Porsche. I love that it has reverse camera and GPS (although they are not exclusive to this car).

I've had mine for 3 years and I just had the 45,000 k service this week. Never have had any mechanical problems that other people have mentioned. In three years I have just had to have the wipers replaced this week.

The vehicle is great in all mechanical and aesthetic respects, except for one major (to me) thing. The headunit (which is the touch screen for the GPS, the radio, Bluetooth, etc, has frozen, gets stuck, and/or behaves erratically. This happened one month after the 3 year warranty ended. It is useless. The Hyundai dealer where I get my Veloster serviced was not able to fix it, or reset it, or update it, and quoted $1000 for a replacement headunit. One of the main features of this car for me is the touch screen Sat Nav, so I am disappointed that this now is unusable in such a short time. However, as disappointing as this is, I still rate this car as Excellent, due to its design, it is visually appealing, unique, beautiful, and a statement, and I haven't had any mechanical problems with it. It gets me to where I need to go, safely, reliably, and economically (I just get lost due to the Sat Nav headunit not working).

Good but not perfect – The car is built on the old Elantra. They did the best they could. The fact it is one of the top selling cars in Australia in its class. The interior is pretty good and the 1.6 Turbo engine has no peers in its class. I think I will look forward to the new model based on the new platform that the i30 is. It will be great and get 5 stars. The dual clutch is pretty nice and lets face it. It shytes on the VW and Ford.  Show details

A fantastic Car with a very smooth drive – AN excellent Car for around the City or on the Highway. This thing purrs when you put your foot down and won't equally burn a hole in your wallet fuel wise. Comfortably getting about 450km's + when driving around the City. Upsides are many with the rear passenger side door providing a discrete cabin for your kids to climb in and out of. Nicely… Read more

appointed dashboard and interior leather also adding a nice luxury touch.

Downside for me would have to be the 7,500 service intervals which is expected for a turbo model.

Smart and sporty – I love my Veloster turbo. I've had the car since brand new in May 2014. A great vehicle for a one child family too. Sleek designs and a very responsive engine. Wouldn't change any aspect of the car. Reliability is excellent and I've had no issues since purchase. The car is great around town or for a long drive alike. Fuel usage City 8-8.5 litres per 100 Fuel usage Highway 6-7 litres per 100  Show details

Appalling aftersale customer service – I use my 2015 Hyundai Veloster every day to do many kms due to my work. The car unfortunately has a lot of manufacturing issues. I have had just about everything replaced / repaired on the car under “ new car warranty “. To have things fixed it is an absolute fight and my local Hyundai dealership Darwin motor group are extremely unethical and… Read more

tried to lie telling me my 5 year new car warranty was expired when in fact it hasn’t. Don’t be fooled by the “ new car warranty “ like I was and think it would easy to use.

Bad service – I loved my Veloster until it left me stranded the other night after 3 months and only 4000 km. Dealer thought it was the alternator. Replaced the alternator and it's still not going with the dealer not knowing why. It has been 5 days now and I'm spending 4 hours a day on public transport as the dealer says they don't have a loan car to give me.… Read more

Ironically, my 10 year old Honda Civic never had a glitch. Very unimpressed with Hyundai's attitude - basically, they don't care.

Poor radio reception – The dealer that I purchased the car from blamed the poor radio reception on the signal strength from the radio transmitter. The towers were less than one kilometer away. I have now taken the car to another dealer who is trying to be helpful. The aerial was disconnected and an external one used. The result was that all is now satisfactory. When… Read more

the aerial in the glass of the rear window was reconnected the reception was again pitiful. The dealer was unable to do more until the tint was removed from the window. The tint has now been removed - same result. The problem appears to be the aerial on the glass is not fit for purpose. We shall see!!!

Gets from A to B and looks stylish – I purchased this car second hand with about 80,000km on it The car currently sits at 140,000km It was pretty much perfect when I got it Cons: At 100,000km the paint literally peeled off the bonnet and drivers sideskirt and continues to get worse as the car is driven daily There is a fair bit of paint fading and clear coat peeling off around… Read more

areas of the car

Around 100,000 something in the steering wheel collum broke so it made a massive knock when you moved the steering wheel ($300 aud fix)

Around 120,000km gearbox sensor broke which caused the car to think it was in N This happened several times during driving Causing the car to jolt and jerk violently I had to sit on the side of the road for a good 1-5mins before i was able to drive again Happened 2/3 times per 30min drive ($400 aud fix)

My touch screen doesn't work correctly Some reason only the scan part of the touch screen works, once I click this I'll get maybe a minute or two of functioning touchscreen And the radio stops working if the car is in direct sunlight

The gearbox is so stupidly jerky, its absolutely terrible in start stop traffic

Tyres make a massive difference to fuel consumption

I say this but I genuinely love this car but I can't give it 4 or 5 stars as that would be lying

Pros: Even though it has 140,000km the interior wear and tear is pretty minimal For a NA 1.6L its pretty zippy and nimble The 3rd door comes in handy if I've got to pick my children up, Would probably be annoying to use all the time Its a very nice car to look at, even with the paint peeling off The boot is pretty big

I love mine so much, no problems since owning! – This car is perfect.. I can’t fault it. The interior is so spacious and comfortable for a small car. Feels so smooth when driving and have never had any mechanical issues. Very fuel efficient, however there’s no suspension so you can feel every bump. Show details

Veloster great, Hyundai management not so much especially Springwood – My 2013 veloster and daughters 2012 veloster both have radio and gps issues. Touchscreen freezes phone cuts out and radio cuts out on both cars. This has been like this for a couple of years. Spoke to Hyundai springwood many times and they just don’t care even though it is a known common fault. I don’t get serviced there anymore due to this. … Read more

Just got a call asking if I would like to buy a new car!! Why would I with follow up service like this.

Great car with a very few minor niggles. Highly recommended – Our Veloster is a great car with no mechanical issues and is now approaching 4 years in age and 42,000kms. Still with original tyres, battery and brake pads. The service at Ryde Hyundai has been excellent. If I was suggesting changes to Hyundai I would upgrade the GPS/Map so that it works all the time and has the same warranty as the rest of the… Read more ·  1

car ( unit is 3 years and car 5 years). Also the leather on the most used seats (especially drivers) needs an upgrade as it shows a bit of wear, I now have seat covers. Mechanically the car has been flawless with regular service intervals. I do find the big drivers door can be an issue in tight parking spaces and getting in the back is a little difficult but the overall car is extremely good and fuel efficient. I really like the matt grey colour, its looks and it has enough power for the city and road trips

Love my veloster 2016 Street – I had a 2013 FS+ which i loved, i had no problems with it all. Loved it so much that i just upgraded to the 2016 Street. This car has everything, heated and cooling seats which are great for a Perth summer. It drives amazing and when i put my foot down it pushes me back in my seat. Super economical, i get 650ks out of a tank which costs around… Read more

$60. It is so comfortable, i cant fault it. Look forward to driving it everyday. Looks sexy as hell with its black rims which came standard and its dark blue metalic paint.

Absolutely love my car! – I'm quite surprised to read the "bad reviews" that are on here. I have a 2014 Veloster Turbo that I had purchased just under a month ago which was an ex-executive driven vehicle with only 3,000km on the odometer. Mind you, this technically is a 2 year old car & I have to say I cannot see any "Wear 'n' tare" with the interior to the degree that… Read more

these people are saying. My leather seats are very much in-tact and over all the car actually looks brand new still. Makes me wonder if these people actually have been taking care of the interior at all for them to experience such problems! Drive-ability wise this car is absolutely amazing to drive. Hyundai have really stepped up.

Gone are the "excel" days. But yet on saying that, you often still see those car's getting around & running strong! The build quality of the Veloster is nothing but awesome. Feels much more like a "prestige" car then anything else I have driven in the same category. Have not experienced any problems and to be honest from the experience thus far, I don't expect there to be any.

To anyone out there considering on buying one of these Gems, whether it be ex-executive, demo, used or new. Test drive one yourself first and give it a decent run. Push it on the free-ways and drive it in a way that will give you a feel for all types of conditions you may run into out there as an owner. Personally I loved it from take off. Had never owned a Hyundai before this & have to say, I am impressed!

Love My Voloster – Had my 2014 Voloster for 2years now and it's never missed a beat. Fuel efficient plus and an absolute pleasure to drive. I have a black car and even though it looks great, certainly not good for the tropics, however I never got paint protection or interior as heard it's a load of rubbish considering the extra cost plus in Darwin it's required… Read more

every 3 months. No dramas with leather interior considering our humidity. My only fault I can pick on is the colour I chose but my next volester I will know better....go white in the tropics

Motor and electrical problems – Couple months later started noticing that sometimes it didn't want to go. After the check engine light came on while trying to pass and the car was revving but not going anywhere I took it in and they couldn't findacode to show anything was wrong. Car shut off took it back and still couldn't figure it out.  Show details

Motor issues Hyundai Veloster – Major issues with my Veloster needs a new motor after 39,0000 kilometres . Until this happened to my car I was in love with it . Great car to drive , now disappointed and it has been 5 weeks off the road still waiting for a motor to come from Korea .  Show details

A dangerous dud!! – GPS system replaced and still doesnt work properly Brake shuddering and grinding which service dept has said they cant see anything wrong Tyre burst after going over a shallow pothole. Radio reception poor (even after being replaced) Response from Dealership appalling Side mirrors block view So disappointed after spending so much money and only done 8,000k  Show details

Amazing car – Have had the car for a week now and done 600km of mixed urban/highway and mojntain driving. The veloster turbo is a lot of fun to drive. Fuel efficient when not driven overly aggressively. Handles well and is quite room. I'm 6'4 and my wife is 5'2 and both of us can drive it very comfortably. I'd recommend this car to anyway looking for a fun little hatch with all the European bells and whistles but without the European price.  Show details

Never buy a Hyundai – My husband bought his Veloster in 2012 and even after just two years he had to have the shocks replaced - now over a week ago it broke down and after a week of the service department having the car they finally admitted they didn't even have the tools they needed to have a look at the transmission. Now they have and it's going to cost us about… Read more

$5000 to replace and another two weeks while they wait for the parts - on a car that's 3 years old! What a joke - they have told us that they expect the clutch to only last 20,000 kms. I am telling everyone DO NOT BUY A HYUNDAI. Just to add insult to injury the car is used for commercial purposes and even though my husband made this absolutely clear to the salesperson at McCarroll's at Artarmon, no one there bothered to correct his misapprehension that he would receive the 5 years' unlimited KM's warranty - if it's commercial you only get about 130,000kms. The Hyundai head office have told him that "they are doing this" (i.e. charging him an absolute fortune) because he didn't get the car serviced at Hyundai but geographically there isn't even a service depot near our area in Western Sydney so I guess that's bad luck and it doesn't even make a difference that he's been servicing the car MORE OFTEN than they recommend. Warranty? What warranty. I guess once we've bought this new gear box we just have to bargain on replacing it every three years. What a complete joke.

Crap – Learher falling apart. Most uncomfortable ride with clunking on left hand side, paint is so thin that it scratches so easily All this and only four months old. I have the turbo one and do a lot of km. Talk to customer service to be told it's not a car for doing distances. Very unhappy  Show details

Good but not great – I bought my 2013 Veloster Turbo back in December 2013 it's currently at 8000mi, interior I rate a 3 and exterior I rate 5. The leather seat on driver's side showing a lot of wear. My driver's side speaker has blown. At 8000mi I have poor traction because of mediocre tires, my passenger windows don't roll down. The seat up and down adjuster doesn't… Read more

work. I'm dreading what's coming at 12,000 miles. Made a huge mistake buying a red car it's almost impossible to keep clean. Frustrated consumer. Didn't have any problems with my Accent and my Sonata.

This car is cute, but it has mechanical gremlins. Run away! – As others have stated, the battery on my 2013 Veloster Turbo has died on me at least ten times, for no reason, usually after not having been driven for a day or two. Not a month, a day or two. The dealer says "there's nothing wrong!". I'm sick of getting stranded and having to jump start this car. I've read thread after thread of people who have… Read more

had the exact same problem. When is Hyundai going to acknowledge that this is an ongoing problem with their car???

5 Year Warranty = Lies ! – Coming home to find your new car flashing it's indicators on the nature strip is not ok. Then when you go to get in to turn something... Anything off and it doesn't open even worse. Turns out a internal short in the ECU nearly burnt the car to the ground. Two weeks after Hyundai Frankston had the car, the service manager accusing us 4 times of… Read more

putting a battery in backwards they found the problem. There was no apology for the accusations and most importantly no reimbursement for the $190 battery we bought from Marshall to try and open the car.

I have contacted Hyundai Australia and there response was "Even though the battery was less than 1 year old and we know the ECU caused the problem we can't reimburse you because you should have brought the car straight to us". So if you buy a Hyundai make sure you call them at 1.30 am Sunday morning to come and put a battery in so you can get into your car.

Will never buy another Hyundai as they are as disposable as there warranty. $190 I hope it costs them $190,000.

Snappy HatchBack – Had an Audi 2007 very difficult to replace due to its quality so after doing my homework and a extensive research and a chat with my pockets I went for the Veloster turbo early 2015 because: 5 year warranty, 10 years road assistance, Lifetime Capped Price Servicing ($250), 3 years’ Free Map Update Plan. Plus 150kw power is snappy when you step on… Read more

it very cheap on petrol and the quality of the interior, the leather, the controls really amaze me, 40k quiet affordable for all the toys it has inside and out compared to similar sport cars and last but no least the 3rd door for the kids is a catch !!!!! very happy !!

LEMON CAR – First thing I love the LOOK of this car. Ongoing problems: * Speedo out by 9km - Think you're doing 100km your doing 91km! (Wouldn't rectify this as technically they can be out by 10km, which is a JOKE! That is unsafe!) * Change of navigation unit 4 times! - First was the blue tooth not working, then 3 faults in the head unit itself, let… Read more

along the navigation system stuck on accept.

The repair guys tried to update system with USB on two occasions then kept replacing unit (TIME WASTED) as it was again fixed in December 2013 and now FEB 2014 its up to its faulty tricks again

* Speaker BLOWN - After they did a service on my car I heard vibrating in the speakers - All the speakers in the car had blown and it took them 9 weeks to order new ones!

Now... the one they didn't change has blown... so another 9 weeks to wait!!

* Rims on the car - I have knocked them a few times- Its a design fault of the car, most cars have it so the tyre will get rubbed not the rims

* SUNROOF - I havent had the cracks in mine yet, but since its such a Lemon of a car that I paid $38k for, no doubt this will happen at some stage.

REASON WHY I PURCHASED THIS CAR

It was the complete package, I bought it over the Toyota 86. It had sat nav, bluetooth, leather seats, and extra boot space which I require. If I knew that there was going to be problems with the speedo and head unit I wouldn't have bought it.

Very disappointed and not customer service to either apologies. I just get told I purchased the car so deal with it. I won't be buying from Hyundai again.

- My advice, do a little more research on the cars problems. Maybe the 2015 will have all of these resolved. Look Everything was and is wrong with it. I need them to replace the car!

Love my car – I have had no major problems with my Veloster. I love it. Have no regrets in purchasing it. I don't think I would like another type of car at this stage. Customer service I have received has been ok. Car has run with out any issues. Happy customer. Sun roof, the style, colour

Great little car – I love it. Great little car and goes like a rocket. My previous Hyundai Excel went for 18 years. I am glad I bought Hyundai again. The Veloster is an excellent little car and the fuel consumption is amazing. All the bells and whistles as well. I would recommend this car for sure. Reliable, excellent fuel consumption. Quality finish. The only thing… Read more

I would say is a negative why, if they can put the third side door very craftily concealed, didn't they put another door on the other side?

Will Never Buy From Hyundai – My unfortunate experience came after a lengthy wait for the car we wanted (and we settled for auto as it would arrive 'sooner'). Finally it arrived and customer care virtually stopped there. During the first 2 months of owning the car the battery died, we called NRMA and Hyundai customer service to come out, the only answer we got after it… Read more

happening 3 times in 3 days was that there seemed to be a broken fuse.

We both checked it out yet couldn't find anything. We then called the centre we bought it from, yet they told us "It's not their problem and we are really busy at that point in time so it would have to wait at least 2 weeks before its seen".

This was a disgrace considering the car couldn't be driven, we then went to our local dealer who searched through everything, tore the car apart, during this time i called hyundai myself and after 4 (1 hour long) conversations over the course of a week, Finally they put someone to my case. This person was as rude as the rest. I then insisted on speaking to the manager '[name removed]' i believe his name was. This man reduced me to tears, twice.

My car had been off the road for a month. A Month! with no answers, the only light behind the clouds was the man working in the local hyundai dealership who was insistant on finding the problem. He even told us he would Never accept this car back and advised us to go to consumer affairs to get a new one as hyundai refused to so much as humour the idea of replacing ours.

Finally after 7 weeks of it being in the centre they realised the problem was similar to what the original person told us, the fuse box wasn't reading our passenger side door being closed.

They compensated us with one service free and a boot liner, that was all... oh and the countless hours i spent chasing them wondering what was happening and where was our car?!

I will never buy from hyundai again. I also discovered upon its next service that 4 other cars had been brought in with the same problem in that dealer alone! yet no recall. 1 year later we received a letter saying to get the sunroof checked immediately as it has been Shattering in park And whilst driving. IF they perfected it before production, it would have been great! customer service, fuse box, sunroof.

Second Rate Satellite Navigation System – If it was just the car I would have given 5 stars, but lack of customer care and a navigation system that does not perform I can only give one, it has been two months now and the dealer has given up on me and left it to Hyundai to call me, that was a couple of weeks ago and I don't expect them to call, I have sent an email to Carsguide.com and… Read more

will wait for his reply, if the speedo on my car was not 7kph out and the sat nav showed speed instead of altitude at least I would know accurately what speed I was travelling, the other issues involve applications that just don't work, but the owners manual says the opposite. The car itself is all it should be Customer Care Sat Nav

Nice to drive, shame about the media player – We bought this car a few months ago now and have done almost 10,000km in it. There is no faulting the drive, the seats and the layout of the car, even the back is quite roomy and the boot is a good size. It was never going to be a fast car, at a 1.6 engine we didn't think otherwise, but for those wanting something faster it might be worth giving… Read more

the new Turbo version a look. t drives lovely though, it responsive without being twitchy and feels safe. I'm 5ft and my OH is over 6ft and we can both drive the car with no real issues.

We've had nothing but interest from other people when we're out in the car and it seems to appeal to people in a variety of age groups, probably because despite its sporty appearance it doesn't give up the ability to be practical.

My one real gripe with this car is the media/phone system. There is nothing handsfree about the handsfree call system, if you really wanted to use this whilst driving (and I don't now as it's so bad) you continuously have to take your eyes off the road to scroll through contacts or type a name in. A far cry from the superb system in my previous Fiat 500. (Although the call quality is great)

Additionally the shuffle button (on USB) always shuffles in the same order, which drives me mental, so you can only listen to your abum/music in two orders - the original or the shuffle version. It works better with an iPod (not an iPhone though!) so it might be worth investing in a nano if you don't already have one Great to drive, great looking, comfy, practical, sporty, good fuel economy, 5 year warranty Awkward Media System, Poor Handsfree, Obstructive view at roundabouts with wing mirrors

Veloster + FS2 – Had this car for a week now. Overall very happy with it. For the price the level of equipment is great. I bought this car for a long commute (one side of BNE to the other and return every day). The sat-nav helps me avoid traffic congestion, comfortable seats, and great fuel economy. For an idea first run with 13km's on the odo was achieving… Read more ·  1

fuel economy of low 8 litres per 100 km's. Now with 850 on the clock and have been achieving 6.3 litres / 100 kms. This is a mix of suburbs at 60km's and highway driving.

Seen a heap of reviews that the car lacks power. I chose the manual and actually like to change gears - if you know how to use the gears then the car is quick off the mark and easily keep up with, or move through, the traffic. Distinctive looks, great handling with minimal body roll. Sat - nav to route around traffic. Comfortable seats, great sound system. Need to know how to use your gears. If you want to accelerate change down a gear, or 2.

Hyundai, you are perfect – Bought this car about two weeks ago. What a great vehicle. Comfortable, stylish, feature packed, fun to drive, brilliant handling, room in the back for an adult to sit comfortably, plenty of boot space. It is such a pleasure to drive and brings a smile to my face very time I get in. Hyundai as really come of age and you can see why other… Read more

manufacturers are running scared. Styling, Standard Features, Comfort, Stereo, Driving Manners No Exhaust Note

My own fault. 15k. 2011. Dash system dead. Boot lock dead. Door lock broken. Bought like this – Broken Rip off don't touch locks dead expensive hate refund Show details