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2016 Hyundai Elantra hesitation / surging reports

13 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2016 Hyundai Elantra — roughly 4% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Hesitation / surging reports
4%
share of complaints
56,485 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2016 Hyundai Elantra report before drawing conclusions.