2007 Hyundai Elantra problems
Owners have filed 367 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Hyundai Elantra. Wipers, windshield & visibility is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. After that come air bags (13%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 367 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 19
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 303 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 35 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 35 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 38 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 59 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 35 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 47 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 22 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 11 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 303 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 71,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (57 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 26 complaints mention a crash; 19 complaints mention a fire; 22 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 22nd most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Hyundai Elantra with enough data (136 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
We were diving at a speed of approximately 50 MPH when we struck a telephone pole with the front end of our 2007 hyundai elantra. The impact was 3" off center with a direct front end impact. No airbag deployment occurred with a result of physical damage to myself and my friend.
Dear representative I purchased the 2007 hyundai elantra gs for my son in december due to it's market safety ratings. I was ensured by the sales teams and reports that this car was safe. This morning my son was in a bad accident, and the airbags did not deploy. The car rear side window was crushed, the top of car was pushed inward and pinned under a pipe fence, the driver side where the gas tank was located was smashed to the point that components melted together.
I would like to file a complaint against hyundai. I was recently involved in an accident in a 07' hyundai elantra in which I was hit by another vehicle on the driver's side. The posted speed limit was 45 MPH and I'm sure that the driver was going at least that speed if not faster. The crash smashed the driver door, a portion of the back seat door as well as dislodging part of the front bumper. My front tire was also flat and bent out of shape.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that upon start up of the vehicle, her brakes would not function upon depression of the brake pedal; the emergency brake and the ABS warning lights illuminated. The contact immediately pulled back into her driveway and shut off the vehicle. As the vehicle was off, a white color smoke began to emit from the ABS system of the engine.
For a few months I had a rattling noise coming from the rear of the car when my car was idling on a city street facing downhill (at a stop sign). Then it got suddenly worse for 2 days, so that it rattled all the time when idling in drive or park (stopped at lights or signs or in a parking space). Then it completely stopped rattling - and the next day another driver on the highway, on the 4th of july, notified me that my brake lights were not working. I don't know if it is a coincidence or not.