Hyundai Elantra problems, by model year and system
2,530 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Hyundai Elantra 2016–2026, and the 5 systems the record is deep on — engine (955), electrical (392), transmission and drivetrain (230), steering (143), exterior lighting (112). Each system has a page across the years; 9 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEngine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Steering problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Exterior lighting problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Hyundai Elantra complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | electrical | transmission and drivetrain | steering | exterior lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 3 in all | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 34 in all | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 2024 61 in all | 10 | 18 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 2023 167 in all | 24 | 42 | 21 | — | — |
| 2022 158 in all | 21 | 41 | 19 | — | — |
| 2021 160 in all | 24 | 41 | — | — | — |
| 2020 259 in all | 115 | 27 | 48 | 20 | 28 |
| 2019 265 in all | 147 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 65 |
| 2018 332 in all | 173 | 47 | 29 | 16 | 19 |
| 2017 792 in all | 315 | 113 | 67 | 72 | — |
| 2016 299 in all | 120 | 23 | 31 | 19 | — |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Hyundai Elantra system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 955 complaints across 11 model years, 38% of everything owners filed about the Hyundai Elantra. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Hyundai Elantra year has the most complaints?
2017 (792), 2018 (332), 2016 (299). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.