2010 Hyundai Elantra body & structure problems
22 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2010 Hyundai Elantra, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
Sitting in traffic on 405 freeway near exit 52 going south to work when I was rear-ended by a 2013 nissan. Back and front of car folded up, I was ejected from the seat belt (opened up and flew into passenger seat) and not one air bag opened. I could not move, my foot was fractured, stomach hurt, neck, back and arms in pain. Chp on the scene. Car that ran into the back of me pushed me into a large truck and pushed the truck into a car. 4-car accident.
Am the owner of a 2010 elantra which was purchased new in the spring and have experienced my trunk open suddenly many times over the past 10 months - either while driving and/or in the garage. Once where it was parked for 4 days and resulted in the battery discharging fully because the trunk light was left on. The dealer claims that I must somehow be pressing the fob button to open the trunk, which has never been the case. The actual fob button requires a lot of pressure to open the trunk.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Hyundai Elantra
- Steering 196 complaints
- Electrical system 50 complaints
- Air bags 46 complaints
- Brakes 39 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 31 complaints
- Cruise control 22 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints