2022 Hyundai Elantra problems
Owners have filed 146 complaints about the 2022 Hyundai Elantra with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 16.4% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of seat belts at 15.8%.
Complaints146
Crashes8
Fires1
Injuries10
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Forward collision avoidance 16.4% · 24
Seat belts 15.8% · 23
Unknown or other 14.4% · 21
Electrical system 13.7% · 20
Engine 7.5% · 11
Back over prevention 4.8% · 7
Power train 4.8% · 7
Service brakes 4.8% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 10 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Hyundai Elantra in this data, 2022 draws comparatively few complaints; 2013 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising, 89 in the last three years against 57 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 23,825 miles.
In owners' own words
For the past 2 years my Forward Safety System light on has been on in my car. It has turned off and back on repeatedly but has now been on for about 6 months. Hyundai dealerships are estimated a week or two of labor to fix which is extremely expensive for rental cars and outlandish that I bought this brand new and it is already giving me issues. No damage has been had to the car in any way. Forward collision avoidance
Hyundai's forward collision warning light is on and won't allow me to use cruise control. I've tried cleaning the area, but still won't turn off. It did turn off for about an hour and while on the freeway using cruise control it came back on. Forward collision avoidance
Automatic emergency braking appears to be getting falsely triggered. This happens when I am pulling out of parking spaces, even with nothing besides or behind me. This also happens when cars in lanes beside me pass me. Forward collision avoidance
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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