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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
KMHTC6AE4GU••••••2016 Hyundai VELOSTER
That is about average for the 2016 Hyundai VELOSTER — 8 complaints per build across 26 builds.
5on this build
212on the model
26builds in total
Most reportedEngine 5
What owners of this build wrote
EngineJul 2023
My vehicle started making knocking noise in front end. Took it to my mechanic and he told me to take to dealership and see if there is a recall for my car. I've done so much research on vehicle for recall and it says that its the rod knocking which should be covered as the…
EngineJul 2023
The contact owns a 2016 Hyundai Veloster. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the engine started knocking. The contact stated that several days later the knocking sound became louder, and the vehicle became inoperable. The vehicle was towed back to the residence. No warning…
EngineApr 2023
Driving on highway at night coming around curve my car was still on which electrical was okay but my car started gliding like it was in neutral and could not accelerate. My car engine cuts off on highway. I'm luckily , a lot of cars were not on the highway at the time, letting…
EngineMay 2021
Engine has a knock to it, and only drove it for about 5 month's
EngineFeb 2016
This brand new car breaks down on my teenager. It has done so on me as well. Had it into the dealer and auto shops and they cnt find anything wrong. This car lea ves my kid stranded in the middle of nowhere. Not safe. Goes into limp mode and stalls
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KMHTC6AE4GU274818 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.