2016 Hyundai Elantra problems
Owners have filed 399 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Hyundai Elantra. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (8%) and air bags (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 399 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 30 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 157 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 | 38 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 22 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 29 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 28 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 157 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 54,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 73,000 miles (41 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 30 complaints mention a crash; 6 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 2016 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Hyundai Elantra with enough data (202 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 hyundai elantra. The contact stated that while her roommate was at an intersection, another vehicle crashed into the rear driver side of the vehicle causing the contact's vehicle to crash into a curb and into a pole. No air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The driver sustained back and neck injuries that required medical attention. The fire department was at the crash but no report was made. The other driver had injury to her head. The dealer was not contacted.
The 2016 hyundai elantra was wrecked at 501 miles . It was bought brand-new it struck a telephone pole at 45 miles per hour the airbags did not deploy hyundai has a defective airbag system which needs to be looked into I have a claim number against hyundai the claim number is 8922194. My son who was driving the car at the time of the accident suffered injuries due to the fact that the airbags did not deploy.
While driving the clock will start to flash then the headlights will flash as the radio/clock flashes. If head lights are off the light by gauges will start flashing making a clicking noise, the battery light will sometimes come on and flash also. If I turn the air on the flashing will stop. This has happened about 6 times in the last two weeks.
Car has begun to malfunction after only three years of ownership. There were no warning signs of a faulty engine or overheating. In december of 2020 I took the car to get an oil change, it is now january 2021 and I have had to add oil to my car due to an overconsumption of oil. After taking it to hyundai I am now being told that the car might need to have the piston rings replaced which would require an engine rebuild or a whole new engine. The car malfunctions on the road as well as when it is idling.