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2012 Hyundai Elantra GLS
Sedan · 138–148 hp · 26–32 mpg combined
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Track what yours is worthA fresh estimate every month, in one short email. Not an offer to buy.Start tracking11 factory options, from $35 to $1,250.
Which Elantra is right for you?
Five trims, $15,345 to $20,595. Tap one to open it.
Bar heights follow the price. The widest step is $2,250, from GLS to GLS PZEV.
The numbers.
Four configurations: front-wheel drive, 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic or 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic.
106 standard items.
Four groups, sized by how much is in each.
- tilt and telescopic steering wheel
- Cruise controls on steering wheel
- electric power steering
- cruise control
- front and rear cupholders
- front and rear door pockets
- overhead console with storage
- front seatback storage
- remote trunk release
- Single zone front air conditioning
- rear ventilation ducts
- interior air filtration
- Dual vanity mirrors
- trunk light
- front reading lights
- Front head room
- Front leg room
- Front shoulder room
- Front hip room
- premium cloth
- bucket front seats
- 6-way manual driver seat adjustments
- height adjustable driver seat
- 4-way manual passenger seat adjustment
- 1 one-touch power windows
- remote keyless power door locks
- Power mirrors
- Heated mirrors
- Rear head room
- Rear leg room
- Rear shoulder room
- Rear hip room
- Split-folding rear seatback
- folding with storage center armrest
- trip computer
- external temperature display
- tachometer
- clock
- low fuel level warning
- four-wheel independent suspension
- MacPherson strut front suspension
- Stabilizer bar stabilizer bar
- torsion beam rear suspension
- Base engine size
- Cylinders
- Base engine type
- Horsepower
- Torque
- Valves
- Cam type
- Valve timing
- Length
- Overall width without mirrors
- Height
- Wheelbase
- Front track
- Rear track
- EPA interior volume
- Cargo capacity, all seats in place
- Turning circle
- Ground clearance
- Drag Coefficient
- Country of final assembly
- Transmission
- Drive type
- steel wheels
- full wheel covers
- 16 in. wheels
- All season tires
- P205/55R16 tires
- Fuel type
- EPA city/highway MPG
- EPA combined MPG
- Range in miles (city/hwy)
- Fuel tank capacity
- dual front side-mounted airbags
- front and rear head airbags
- Passenger airbag occupant sensing deactivation
- stability control
- traction control
- child seat anchors
- Rear door child safety locks
- 4-wheel ABS
- Ventilated front disc / solid rear disc brakes
- Emergency braking assist
- electronic brakeforce distribution
- tire pressure monitoring
- daytime running lights
- 2 front headrests
- Front height adjustable headrests
- Passenger head restraint whiplash protection system
- 3 rear headrests
- Rear height adjustable headrests
- Rear center 3-point belt
- front seatbelt pretensioners
- Emergency interior trunk release
- remote anti-theft alarm system
- AM/FM stereo
- 172 watts stereo output
- 6 total speakers
- USB connection
- auxiliary audio input and USB with external media control
- satellite radio satellite radio
- 3 months of provided satellite radio service
- speed sensitive volume control
- diversity antenna
5 interiors
- Black
- Gray
- Beige
- Black
- Beige
Cloth or premium cloth.
14 factory paints
- Atlantic Blue
- Indigo Night
- Indigo Blue Pearlcoat
- Chilipepper Red
- Midnight Black
- Shimmering Silver
- Vivid Blue
- Black Noir Pearl
- Polar White
- Radiant Silver
- Harbor Gray Metallic
- Shimmering White
- Desert Bronze
- Titanium Gray Metallic
8 of the 14 are shown on the car at the top.
Safety and recalls
4 recall campaigns on file.
Recalls are settled per car, not per model. Check the one you are buying.
NHTSA crash-test ratings for the 2012 Elantra.
NHTSA NCAP · checked Oct 2026
Factory coverage.
It runs from the first sale date, not the model year.
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Other years of the Elantra GLS.
2013 Elantra GLS
$16,965$1,620 more20 colors · starting MSRP
2011 Elantra GLS
$14,945$400 less17 colors · starting MSRP
2014 Elantra SE
$17,200$1,855 more15 colors · starting MSRPPictures show this year's car in another paint. Starting MSRP is before destination, taxes and dealer fees.