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Hyundai Elantra

Every Hyundai Elantra model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2,516205 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns21Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,017Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 767, 30% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0200400600800201520162017767201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Hyundai Elantra complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
953
Electrical system
351
Powertrain
222
Structure
202
Brakes
184
Steering
180
Lighting
157
Driver assistance
153
Airbags
116
Speed control
112
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Hyundai Elantra model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Hyundai Elantra by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Sedan250.0200102
2025Sedan2227.35500022
2024Sedan549.31,0801025
2023Sedan988.21,4002049
2022Sedan1016.91,4435174
2021Sedan1316.91,5416279
2020Sedan2529.52,8003097
2019Sedan2516.01,85910115
2018Sedan2837.12,35800121
2017Sedan7676.14,51241157
2016Sedan2939.92,09321131
2015Sedan26213.01,63832145
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Hyundai Elantra

  • 26V-307 May 14, 2026
    Driver's air bag inflator may rupture during deployment
    Airbags · 3,493 vehicles
  • 26V-254 Apr 20, 2026
    B-pillar impact sensors may have been misassembled, which can delay air bag deployment
    Airbags · 2,931 vehicles
  • 24V-879 Nov 21, 2024
    Due to a damaged printed circuit board, the rearview camera image may fail to display
    Back-over prevention · 226k vehicles
  • 24V-308 May 1, 2024
    Electrical short circuit may occur in the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve assembly, which can result in a loss of drive power
    Engine and cooling · 14k vehicles
  • 24V-146 Feb 23, 2024
    Trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside
    Latches and locks · 187k vehicles
  • 23V-651 Sep 22, 2023
    Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module may leak brake fluid internally and cause an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire…
    Brakes · 1.65M vehicles
  • 23V-526 Jul 27, 2023
    Electronic controller for the Idle Stop & Go oil pump assembly may contain damaged electrical components that can cause the pump controller to…
    Powertrain · 52k vehicles
  • 22V-632 Aug 18, 2022
    Emblem on the cover of the driver's front air bag may not have been welded properly, which can result in the emblem detaching upon deployment
    Airbags · 247 vehicles
  • 22V-354 May 19, 2022
    In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment
    Seat belts · 230k vehicles
  • 22V-218 Apr 1, 2022
    In the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment
    Seat belts · 6,240 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.