Overview & Reviews

The Elantra received a slight refresh for this year in the form of a new hood, deck lid, front and rear bumpers, grille, headlamps and taillights. Interior revisions include a redesigned instrument cluster, vents, center console and climate controls. The engine has been fitted with continuously variable valve timing, and it is now sold in SULEV or ULEV configurations (depending on the state in which it's purchased) which offer horsepower ratings of 138 and 132, respectively. The base GLS model now offers remote keyless entry as standard equipment, while GT models now have a Kenwood CD/MP3 audio system as standard.

• Solidly built, powerful engine for its class, plenty of standard features, ultralow price tag, long warranty.

• Poor offset crash test score, antilock brakes available only as a package option.

User Reviews:

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  2004 Hyundai Elantra redcrimson - 2004 Hyundai Elantra
  By BB - November 10 - 7:22 pm

  Has been a great reliable car!!! Would most def buy another Paid $5000 with 50,000 miles and now its has over 100,000 miles and still a great car!!!!

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  best car I ever had - 2004 Hyundai Elantra
  By mbarwick1 - September 25 - 5:38 am

  Brought July 2004 have how done 240,000 km always been reliable and very cheep to run just changed normal thing tires,brakes,radiator and clutch. I would buy another Elantra when I can afford it.

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  Best car I ever owned - 2004 Hyundai Elantra
  By ackr13 - February 25 - 4:17 pm

  I bought my Hyundai new in April 2004. I now have 123,000 miles on and could not be more pleased. Besides replacing tires and brakes( front rotors one time) the only repairs have been Timing belt, water pump, belts, tune-up with plugs & plug wires and front struts all done at 100,000 miles. Runs as good as new with very little rattle. I did replace the hatch lid struts 2 years ago.I average 24MPH in city driving, 32 on a trip. Love this car. I will run it till it dies. I traded my wifes 2006 Elantra GT in on a 2012 Santa Fe. Dont regret it a bit. Another great vehicle.

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  Great car!! - 2004 Hyundai Elantra
  By pnpain - June 9 - 11:09 am

  Weve had our car since (I think) Spring of 2004. It is a great little car! Nearly everything about it is excellent! Pick-up and go is good except for when the AC is on and you are trying to get onto the freeway. The seats are a bit uncomfortable for long trips (2+ hours) though. Our CD player/faceplate is glitchy after all these years. If you press a button (even the off button) too hard it shorts out the faceplate and when you let go it turns back on. Sometimes it simply wont work unless you remove the face plate and put it back on. Our car only has just less than 98,000 miles on it.

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  130,000K miles, and its perfect! - 2004 Hyundai Elantra
  By petarvn1 - February 26 - 11:22 pm

  This car was bought for my eldest brother when he started college. He got this car in 11 with 101K miles on it. Since then, another 30ishK miles have come and gone, and its as fresh as ever. It does show its age (fuel tank has hairline fracture in it, has needed a lot of engine parts replaced recently) but for a car driven like this one, its not bad at all! The manual gets better MPGs than our 40K mile 06 auto elantra, and it looks just as good! Just one problem with this car, and thats the trunk. Its large, but not as larger as the hatchs. Overall, a great 1st car (especially for $4995!) Only problem right now is a missing trim piece that fell off due to bad glue!

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  Great First Car - 2004 Hyundai Elantra
  By drivinglove4l - November 18 - 12:56 am

  The 2004 hyundai elantra gt was my first car, I recently got in an accident on the freeway and my car was totaled. I only had the car for 6 weeks, but I loved it, it was comfortable to drive and got me where i needed to go. I have been looking for another car but have yet to find one that compares in my mind, i would definately recommend this car and i wish i could find another one.

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  Farewell, old friend - 2004 Hyundai Elantra
  By avhelp - August 2 - 11:56 pm

  Someone once told me machines dont have a soul. I disagree. My Hyundai took me to work and happy places, safely and always got me home. We logged 131K miles together, and it just got to the point where it got tired. Life had been perfect except for a battery at 100K. Now, at 131K, We needed new struts,shocks, breaks, timing belt, water pump, CV joints, tires and headlight glass. With all that mileage, how much longer could we go on before something big broke? I took the repair money and bought its cute cousin, the SOUL. I know the Kia and Hyundai family are as one, so I am looking forward to more far off trips to enjoy. Thank you, Blue Hyundai, for taking me to and from safely.

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  Such a good car - 2004 Hyundai Elantra
  By missij12 - March 4 - 6:25 pm

  I bought this car new back in college. 8 years and 100k miles later Im finally about to give it up for something larger. The biggest repair Ive ever had to do on this car is replace the battery. Other than that, every day this car has started right up and performed great. Its been all over the country and even got me through the mountains without a problem. I couldnt ask for better gas mileage out of a car with such good acceleration. I did install an aftermarket stereo a few years ago to support my Ipod but the factory stereo was fine besides that. Its going to be hard to say goodbye!

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  Hyundai Elantra - 2004 Hyundai Elantra
  By drealee73 - November 3 - 7:48 pm

  I was in an accident with my 2004 Hyundai Elantra and although it was totaled, there is nothing bad I can say about this car. The other guy ran a red light and I t-boned him at 60 mph. The airbag deployed and my seat belt did not break. This accident was three days ago and Im just sore. No broken bones. I was at the emergency room for about 30 minutes and was told I was fine and could leave. My Hyundai Elantra saved my life and that is why Im taking the time to write this review. I highly recommend this vehicle for its comfort, safety, size, and pretty much everything else about it.

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  2004 Hyundai Elantra - 2004 Hyundai Elantra
  By tlc51 - May 19 - 4:01 pm

  I purchased my elantra 5 years ago second hand with almost 40k on the clock. In the time that i have been driving this vehicle it has performed very well. Trips to Queensland and other parts of N.S.W. and on quite a few occations towed a trailer or a caravan with this car with no faults at all but only recently replaced the starter moter. had all the servicing done accoding to the log book and had the timming belt relaced . and now in may of 2011 i have only done 125,000. ks I did have a bit of trouble with the remote to unlock and lock the car as the warrenty was comming to the end and was charged for the recharge of another remote . but inall it has been my best car yet .