2015 Hyundai Elantra problems
Owners have filed 357 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Hyundai Elantra. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. After that come brakes (15%) and steering (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 357 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 45 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 36 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 168 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 | 39 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 23 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 35 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 23 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 168 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 51,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 74,000 miles (49 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 45 complaints mention a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire; 36 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Hyundai Elantra with enough data (160 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Coming out of left hand turn, air bag deployed, causing cuts & chaffs on both arms and causing me to hit a concrete medium blowing out 3 tires.
The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while pulling out of a parking spot, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that she depressed the brake pedal several times, but the vehicle failed to respond and crashed into a building. The driver's side air bag deployed; however, there was flame in the air bag upon deployment. The contact stated that the fire went out on his own.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 hyundai elantra. When driving over an uneven road surface at various speeds, the rear end of the vehicle swayed back and forth. The steering wheel was extremely difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on three occasions where the failure was unable to be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100. Updated 5/12/15
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 hyundai elantra. While driving in a rural area, the headlamps failed to offer adequate visibility. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlamps met the manufacturer alignment standards. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000. Udated 08/02/16