2012 Hyundai Elantra air bags problems
124 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Hyundai Elantra, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 124 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 78 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 27 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 78 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 25 crashes, 27 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was going down the bridge on settlers landing road the yellow school bus was in the right turning lane with right turning signal on .as I approached the light in the middle straight lane to keep toward the landing (hotel) on settlers landing Hampton va the bus some what merged back towards the middle lane and that when the bus crashed into the car it went under the bus it’s totaled the windshield and my sunroof collided the airbags did not deploy something needs to be done about that that was dangerous.I got…
Passenger side airbag light comes on and off all the time that someone is sitting in the seat. There is nothing in the seat or a person. It comes on and off while I am driving or sitting at the light. Most of the time, it does not come on when I first start the vehicle. It was repaired once several years and that was $350.00. That stayed on all the time. I think it is a mfg defect.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Hyundai Elantra
- Engine 141 complaints
- Electrical system 126 complaints
- Brakes 101 complaints
- Steering 88 complaints
- Suspension 45 complaints
- Stability control 44 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 40 complaints
- Cruise control 27 complaints