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2013 Hyundai Elantra air bags problems

168 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 Hyundai Elantra, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
168 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 105 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
41 and 0
Injuries and deaths
44 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2013 Hyundai Elantra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 13 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 18 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 23 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 105 complaints that include mileage. 37% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles14
20k to 40k miles13
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles18
80k to 100k miles23
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 105 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 41 crashes, 44 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2013 hyundai elantra. While driving approximately 10 MPH and making a left turn, the contact accidentally crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact and the passengers in the vehicle sustained minor scrapes and bruises that required medical attention. The other vehicle's passengers also required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.

Reported at 7,200 miles, February 2014 CrashInjury

Vehicle 1-(jaguar 2004) traveling eastbound at 1000 north loop e. Driving towards exit lane. Vehicle 2-(hyundai elantra 2013) traveling east bound at 1000 north loop e. In lane #4. Vehicle 3 (box truck) traveling east bound at 1000 north loop e in lane #3. Vehicle 1's fd struck the fixed object (plastic barrels divider/concrete wall) and the vehicle rolled from right to left and slid across lanes of traffic and vehicle 1's fd struck vehicle 2's fd and vehicle 1's fd struck vehicles vehicle 3's fr.

Reported at 27,000 miles, April 2014 CrashInjury

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