Elantra

2022 · SEL

Resale price

$13,650

5-yr depreciation

41%

Of original value, first five years

Yearly maintenance

$412

Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres

Combined MPG

EPA combined city and highway

Trouble-free miles

159,500

Before a first repair above $500

Known issues

Theta II engine recall on earlier builds; thin paint on lower panels.

Where it is made

Final assembly · Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Country of origin

South Korea

Home market of Hyundai, the brand that designs and engineers this car.

Parts from South Korea

30%

Share of the car's parts content sourced in South Korea.

Made in the USA

40%

parts

100%

assembly

Finished in a US plant, with the parts share above sourced domestically.

Against the 2022 model year median

Measure	This vehicle	Median	Difference
Resale price	$13,650	$15,500	−$1,850
5-yr depreciation	41%	41%	Even
Yearly maintenance	$412	$418	−$6
Combined MPG	35 mpg	33 mpg	+2 mpg
Trouble-free miles	159,500 mi	169,500 mi	−10,000 mi

Long-haul file · ten years old, half a million miles

Fun fact · 01

Honda Civic · 2006 — 2011

500,000+ miles

Half a million miles on the original engine

The eighth-generation Civic was engineered for distance. Its 1.8-litre R18 runs a timing chain instead of a belt, so there is no scheduled replacement, and the aluminium block is sleeved so it can be honed rather than scrapped. High-mileage registries list several of these cars past 500,000 miles with the factory engine, transmission and suspension bushings still in place — the wear items are the same ones a 100,000-mile car needs.

What it is

1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC inline-four, 140 hp
Chain-driven cams — no timing belt service
Five-speed manual or five-speed automatic
36 mpg highway from a 1,200 kg body