2025 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 26 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: LANE DEPARTURE (5 complaints · 19.2%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 3
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 6
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution LANE DEPARTURE appears in 5 of 26 owner complaints (19.2%) in this vehicle snapshot. LANE DEPARTURE: 5 complaints, 19.2% of reports LANE DEPARTURE 5 · 19.2% FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: 3 complaints, 11.5% of reports FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 · 11.5% POWER TRAIN: 2 complaints, 7.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 2 · 7.7% SERVICE BRAKES: 2 complaints, 7.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 2 · 7.7% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 1 complaints, 3.9% of reports AIR BAGS 1 · 3.9% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 3.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 3.9% ENGINE: 1 complaints, 3.9% of reports ENGINE 1 · 3.9% · 1 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 3.9% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 1 · 3.9% SEAT BELTS: 1 complaints, 3.9% of reports SEAT BELTS 1 · 3.9% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 17 complaints, 65.4% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17 · 65.4% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
LANE DEPARTURE 5 19.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 3 11.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 2 7.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 2 7.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 1 3.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 3.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 1 3.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 1 3.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 1 3.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 17 65.4% 1 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2025; the first recall shown was reported in May 2026. 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2025-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2026-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2026-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2026-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 Owner reports Apr 2025 Jul 2026 Recall campaign 26V308000 ◆ Recall campaign 26V308000
  • Campaign 26V308000 was reported 30 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 4
2025-Q4 Owner reports 6
2026-Q1 Owner reports 7
2026-Q2 Owner reports 5
2026-Q3 Owner reports 3
Recall campaign 1 26V308000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 26V308000

    Report date
    Component:
    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    Overheating in the HPCU increases the risk of a fire.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will update the HPCU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 3, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 301. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 16, 2026.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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