Hyundai Elantra problems by year
11,853 complaints across 29 model years, 1994–2023. 2013 draws the most at 1,865; 1994 the fewest at 110.
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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.
Every model year
| Year | Complaints | Top reported system | Crashes | Fires | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 110 | Air bags (30.0%) | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 179 | Air bags (21.2%) | 32 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 138 | Engine and engine cooling (16.7%) | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 1997 | 196 | Power train (17.3%) | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 183 | Power train (24.6%) | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 259 | Engine and engine cooling (18.5%) | 43 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 445 | Air bags (28.1%) | 100 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 431 | Suspension (23.2%) | 80 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 310 | Suspension (20.0%) | 59 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 209 | Air bags (55.5%) | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 180 | Air bags (41.1%) | 43 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 209 | Air bags (28.7%) | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 367 | Air bags (13.4%) | 26 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 424 | Steering (13.0%) | 57 | 39 | 0 |
| 2009 | 324 | Steering (41.7%) | 39 | 17 | 0 |
| 2010 | 505 | Steering (38.8%) | 71 | 17 | 3 |
| 2011 | 590 | Engine (15.6%) | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 921 | Engine (15.1%) | 74 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1,865most | Steering (14.5%) | 159 | 57 | 0 |
| 2014 | 557 | Engine (29.8%) | 58 | 27 | 4 |
| 2015 | 357 | Engine (25.8%) | 45 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 399 | Engine (27.8%) | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1,081 | Engine (26.8%) | 58 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 408 | Engine (34.6%) | 16 | 12 | 1 |
| 2019 | 334 | Engine (39.8%) | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 347 | Engine (31.4%) | 33 | 11 | 2 |
| 2021 | 217 | Forward collision avoidance (24.4%) | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 146 | Forward collision avoidance (16.4%) | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 162 | Forward collision avoidance (16.0%) | 11 | 0 | 0 |