I wanted this car. Now I would like to drive it off a cliff. I bought it because I thought I would get 28-36 MPG. Ha! I have checked since day one and get 23-25 max. I now have 6000 miles on my car. I take it in to Tustin Hyundai Ca.and they say nothing is wrong with my new car. I show them my receits from every fill up. ???? It's got to be how I drive. I've been told I drive like a grandma so??? This is so misleading to consumers.

I wanted to get at least 30 to justify the buy of the car for the car payment monthly. I use to drive a SUV that got 16 MPGS. I guess I should have just kept it due to the fact I'm not saving ANYTHING. To top it off that's NOT all that is wrong with my NEW car. Brakes squeak, can not run AC and have car in drive without the car shaking like crazy, blue tooth doesn't work (and this problem they DO know about) but not sure when Bluetooth will be fixed. I said put in a diff. radio NOW. That is a safety issue because I drive all over and need to talk to clients, not use my phone which I can get a ticket for. Customer service there at Tustin Ca. is BAD. GM and the Service MNGR both do not care. Lemon law I guess here I come.............

One key factor in me buying the Elantra was that the sticker says 32mpg city/hwy, 28 city, 38 hwy. I am currently getting 20-21mpg.

I live in a very congested area and my 17 mile commute each way to work takes an hour, so its all stop and go. Seeing that 28mpg made me very excited, but turns out its the same, actually slightly worse than my old cars were. I had a 2000 Grand Prix which averaged 22mpg and a 2011 Accord which was about 24mpg. And they were midsized cars with a much larger gas tank, prob 18 gallons. So now im getting a worse mpg and going to the gas station almost twice as often to fill up, i think this car has about an 11 gallon tank.

I purchased this car because the fuel economy was supposed to be 27mpg city 37 hwy. When the tank is full the distance to empty isn't even 300 miles. I drove the car from Florida to New York which is all highway and only got about 22mpg. I brought it in for service to complain and Hyundai said there was nothing wrong with it. Hyundai has been cited before for poor gas mileage for their 2012 models. Shouldn't they also look into 2013? I have two big cars that get better gas mileage than this car. Are there other complaints like this?

1. The EPA estimate has never been = the real MPG. I didn't expect it.
2. I did expect the auto computer to correctly calculate the actual MPG but it does not. We're not idiots out here. I've been calculating my own mileage on other cars for years. So, remove the program that gives totally inaccurate results.
3. The EPA estimates are also created under ideal conditions. I did my own test years ago with my last car. When I drove on the highway at 55 mph consistently, my mileage improved. Who does that these days? I do drive at fairly consistent speeds (slightly variable for the break-in) but they've never been this off. I tested my last vehicle at a couple of other higher speeds and the mileage dropped. But again, do you want to buy a car based on fiction or non-fiction (liars either way).
4. It's really time that two lawsuits - against the EPA or just don't put the mileage out there. Against Hyundai for improper (marketing scheme, I guess) programming. An educated guess says the programmers did exactly what they were told by the company.

   I should've bought the Subaru but the mileage would be worse but closer to EPA estimates. That will be the next car and that's coming up soon.

Gas mileage nowhere near what is claimed by the manufacturer. Could it have something to do with the word KIA stamped on the engine it came with? If I wanted a Kia I would have bought one! Actually, it says Hyundai AND Kia on the engine, as Hyundai bought Kia from what I understand. But the nameplate on the back of the car says Hyundai, not Hyundai Kia. I'm suspecting that they took an underpowered Kia 4 cyl engine and put it in the Elantra for the 2013 year, as would explain why the sudden surge in poor mileage complaints. I also suspect that hyundai would rather lie to the public than tell the truth and deal with the fact that they are not living up to government mandates for improved gas mileage. But deal with the dealership and see how they deal with you, citing that poor driving habits are the cause for the poor mileage. They stress their 10 year drivetrain warranty, but can't back up their mileage claims. I didn't go to buy a ten year warranty, I wanted to buy a car that would be reliable for ten years! I am very sorry that I purchaced the Hyundai Elantra, and suggest to potential buyers to avoid it.

Update from Nov 27, 2013: Took my Elantra on a long distance road trip. I already knew the car was falling far short of epa mileage estimates for around town, but wanted to test its highway mileage. We drove, nonstop, for a couple hours with the cruize set at 65 mph in good weather. The onboard computer showed that we averaged 39.8 mph, which anyone would be happy with; however, this was not the case. Starting with a full tank and recording the mileage, we drove to our destination, recorded the new mileage and refilled the tank. Dividing the amount of gas to fill the tank the second time into the difference between both mileage readings we came up with only 33.4 mpg, a difference of 6.4 mpg from what the computer was relaying to us. The mpg on the way back were the same. I can't wait to hear the dealership's explanation for this one. Hyundai is lying to us and supplies us with the means to prove it. Whether on the highway or around town, the Elantra is getting around 6 mpg less than its computer is leading us to believe. How do they get away with this?

Update from Dec 12, 2013: GREAT NEWS! Turns out that my poor gas mileage WAS my poor driving habits. I actually got 40.5 mpg on my Elantra while on a highway trip! All I had to do was burn 91 octane gas, which costs 40 cents more per gallon than the 87 octane that is recommended by the manufacturer for this vehicle! Oh, and one more thing; I had to drive with the cruize set at 55 mph on the interstate with the fear of 18 wheelers flying up behind me and running over me for the entire road trip! Highways in Illinois allow you to drive as low as 45 mph; no telling how great the mileage would be then! Of course, the Elantra's computer showed that we were getting 46.8 mpg. So at least the lies are consistent. If anyone dares test drive their Elantra at 45 mph on the highway, let me know your mpg results. Just be ready to be run over by 18 wheelers and get plenty of dirty looks along with some creative sign language!

Like the rest of the upset Hyundai Elantra owners who were fooled into buying a car on the basis of it's 40 MPG fuel efficiency, I am completely apalled at this finding from the EPA. What is worst is that Hyundai has a MPG campaign to reimburse owners for the erroneous MPG estimates, but are only taking responsibility for a difference of 1 MPG!!!! The reimbursement amount is less than $100 per year while we suffer at the gas pump. I bought my car a few months ago and am looking into joining a class action suit, but also into the possibility of returning my vehicle since it is losing re-sale value. Has anyone had any success with returning the car yet? FYI: If You do decide to join the MPG campaign, it does not preclude you from also joining the class action suit. I think Hyundai should allow new car owners who have bought vehicles within the past few months to return the car given the news was released on Nov. 2, 2012.

I purchased the 2013, Hyundai Elantra with the assumption I would get around 31-33 miles average. The mileage listed on the sticker was 28 city/38 Highway. This was the only reason I purchased this vehicle I was looking for something to save on fuel. Prior to this vehicle I had the Sonata and was averaging 24mpg but never went under that, it was better at times which was good because the city mpg on the Sonata is 24. Back to the Elantra, we drive mostly highway (70%) (30% City) and get 28mpg or less, right now it is at 26mpg (checked the dash board last night) and have never gotten 38 not even on a freeway trip recently. This vehicle is bad on fuel mileage I believe we were ripped off. I want to take it back and get the Sonata more power and the fuel is more in line with what they said you would get. Recommendation DO NOT PURCHASE THE Elantra! Hyundai needs to be held accountable for their deception about their MPG on fuel for the Elantra 2013.

Drove this car on PURE highways for a whole weekend and got ~30mpg [estimates are 39mpg Hwy]

City mileages is closer to 24 which is the same as my [sold] 12 yr old car this one replaced. Bought this car to have MUCH better mileage but it's JUST NOT THERE! Meeting with Dealer next week to discuss.

Update from Jul 30, 2013: Fuel system still not giving me anything close to the reported [Moroni sticker] values.

I get 24 city [which is usually combined City & Highway] and a maximum of 34 highway in PERFECT conditions.

Otherwise I get 29 - 32 on PURE highway driving.

This is NOT good enough. I intentionally bought this car for the hig mileage it promised. I had hoped to get mileage closer to the 40 vs 30 and it's JUST NOT THERE! I would have bought a Hybrid if I were only going to get 30mpg!

I recently bought this 2013 Hyundai Elantra from Glendora Hyundai in Oct. 2012. Was lured in by all the 40/33/29 ads on TV. I have now driven this car over 6000 miles and I'm blown away by how poor the gas mileage is. I drive 70% city & 30% highway and I'm averaging 25.5 mpg. The only time I came close to 40mpg was when I'm going exactly 60mph on a perfectly flat freeway or drafting behind a truck. The false advertisements of this vehicle are staggering. And as I do research, I'm clearly in the majority as many people are suffering from this fraud. I will be looking into the so-called debit gas card that some say is available. I'm getting nearly 8mpg lower than the "joke" epa avg. And all this doesn't include the fact that this car is pretty gutless. It claims 148HP but drives like a 110 HP car. I was really hoping the newer Hyundais had improved but I was wrong. I will probably be stuck selling this thing and going Prius-C in the short term. Will never buy a Hyundai again!! Don't get sucked in by the beauty of this car.

Update from Apr 16, 2015: It is now April of 2015. My 2013 Elantra has 30,000 miles on it. The mpg is still terrible as I am averaging only 26mpg and not 33. As soon as this car is paid off I will be selling it and buying a Prius like I should've done in the first place. Hyundai flat out lied to thousands of its customers when they advertised on TV 40mpg and 33avg. The chump change they offer from this "reimbursement debit card" is insulting. I'll never buy a Hyundai

again nor will I ever recommend this brand to anyone I care about.

Update from Jun 21, 2016: As of June 2016 I have 42K miles on this joke. I have sufficiently broken in this car and I average 25mpg with 50/50 driving. In 1 year it will be paid off and I will be selling it immediately. Will never buy another Hyundai car as long as I live nor will I ever recommend them to anyone. The guy who sold me this car at Glendora Hyundai no longer works there? Their mileage reimbursement program is an embarrassment. Should've bought a Prius!!! Just another example of corporate greed and false advertising.

Seriously, I hate how car companies advertise their 40 MPG b.s. all over the place only to entice people to buy these cars and then later find out that the mileage comes no where near 40 on the highway!!!!! The most I get on the highway is 23 MPG which is really disappointing since I bought this car because I wanted to save on gas money!!! I am a commuting college student, I cannot afford to be spending tons of money on gas for a car that was suppose to be designed to help save on gas consumption. All I can say is that I am very disappointed in Hyundai, and I will never let anyone I know purchase one of their cars!!!