2017 Hyundai Elantra · symptom sheet
Engine knocking or ticking
- 26owner reports
- 108,404median miles
- $7,000median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Aug 17, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
26 of the 77 reports of engine failure on the 2017 Elantra describe engine knock.
Part of Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing (77 reports)
Tick what matches of 26 reports
Engine knock on other Elantra years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the engine (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the engine covers the 2017 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Elantra
Loss of motive power. Closed dec 12, 2023.
Engine fires. Closed feb 5, 2024, led to recall 23V-877.
What owners paid
6 of the 26 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $6,000 to $8,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 72,000 and 134,000 miles, from the 8 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Check engine light on Transmission sensor is wack Car slugs and knocks. This car also has the white paint defect! This is my first and last Hyundai, go to accelerate onto interstate but can barely get the car to go past 30mph”
Filed Oct 1, 2024
“The car engine is consuming too much oil causing the oil to run out of the car too soon. The car engine starts knocking & the car keeps cutting off.”
Filed Sep 3, 2024
“So my car has big patches of bare metal were the paint has peeled completely up bubbled up. Also my engine just started a knocking noise with no warning symbols or anything now I'm going to have to replace the motor. My car doesn't specifically have any recalls but I beg to differ that damn near every one of these cars that they have made has the same problems regardless of the vin”
Filed Feb 13, 2023
“Was driving getting ready to turn in driveway an it dies an will not start it was about a week before it started an now itâs knocking or something never had any lights come on an never had any problems”
Filed May 6, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 26 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 156 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 114 reports
- Doors, latches or locks fail 77 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 47 reports
- Paint peels or body rusts 41 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 38 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 32 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 28 reports