2017 Hyundai Elantra air bags problems
32 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2017 Hyundai Elantra, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 27,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 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 | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 26,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 17 crashes, 12 injuries.
What owners wrote
Car was involved in a left frontal/undercarriage accident after being run off the interstate by an inattentive driver. Vehicle was travelling at approximately 40MPH upon impact with a large drain grate in a pothole. Impact should have been sufficient enough to deploy the frontal airbags. Side curtain airbags deployed, front airbags did not. Vehicle was deemed a total loss. No major injuries occurred, only minor bruising and burns as a result of side curtain air bag deployment.
Takata recall- vehicle was turning left when hit from driver's side by another vehicle. Driver was injured, airbags did not deploy. See pictures. State police suspect that none of the airbag sensors were triggered during the collision when it was expected they would do so under such circumstances.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Hyundai Elantra
- Engine 294 complaints
- Body & structure 134 complaints
- Electrical system 112 complaints
- Steering 71 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 62 complaints
- Latches & locks 53 complaints
- Brakes 48 complaints
- Fuel system 30 complaints