Reliability & cost of ownership
Hyundai Elantra Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Hyundai Elantra? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Hyundai Elantra problems by model year
90 recall entries and 7949 owner complaints on file across 26 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Hyundai Elantra, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine1592 complaints
- air bags1196 complaints
- steering1118 complaints
- service brakes988 complaints
- electrical system956 complaints
- unknown or other780 complaints
- suspension574 complaints
- power train511 complaints