KNOWN FAULTS · Hyundai
Known faults for the Hyundai i30 (III).
2017–2025 · Petrol / Diesel
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
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1 known fault with sources
Engines: 1.0 / 1.4 / 1.5 T-GDi (Petrol) · 2.0 T-GDi N (Petrol) · 1.6 CRDi (Diesel)
Applies if: Only with the 7-speed dual-clutch automatic (7DCT). Confirm the gearbox type.
Judder on the 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox (7DCT)Automatic gearbox
- Engine / equipment
- 7-speed dry dual-clutch automatic (7DCT)
- Period mentioned
- Approx. 2015–2021
- Symptoms
- Abnormal vibration or shudder when pulling away and at low speed, especially in traffic.
- Possible cause described
- Dual-clutch behaviour at low speed; Hyundai and Kia issued technical bulletins with new gearbox software (anti-judder logic) and, if that is not enough, a clutch replacement.
- Check for the garage
- At the dealer: run the judder test with the diagnostic tool, install the latest gearbox software and replace the dual clutch only if the judder remains.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
Hyundai technical bulletin 21-AT-014H (NHTSA): dual-clutch low-speed vibrationKia technical bulletin on the 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox (NHTSA)Kfz-Meisterbetrieb Dietrich: typical Kia Ceed and Sportage problems
View full entryEngines for this model
- 1.0 / 1.4 / 1.5 T-GDiPetrol
- 2.0 T-GDi NPetrol
- 1.6 CRDiDiesel