NHTSA has received 34 owner complaints about the 2025 Hyundai Elantra, or 19.0 per year on the road — far fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.47, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 86 model-year 2025 vehicles we track, it ranks #36 of 86 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Hyundai models its rate is 65% lower; against other Compact cars it is 13% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Complaints filed between 2025-05-07 and 2026-09-14. Median delay from incident to filing: 4 days.
34Complaints
19.0Complaints per year on the road
0.47Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles
2Recalls
14.7%Share involving a crash or fire
26Last 12 months
Analysis
The previous model year (2024) drew 21.9 complaints per year, more than this one. The following model year (2026) drew 3.0 per year, fewer than this one.
The most common problem area is Driver-assist systems (29.4% of complaints), followed by Unspecified or other (26.5%) and Engine (14.7%). Driver-assist systems complaints are 5.1 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 5 reports (14.7%) describe a crash or fire; owners mention 8 injuries and 0 deaths.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 11 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the first year (56% of incidents). In the last 12 months 26 new complaints were filed, versus 8 in the 12 months before — up 225%.
My 2026 Hyundai Elantra at 3,300 miles experienced a severe frontal impact with 6g logitudinal deceleration due to uncommanded acceleration and complete brake blindness. Depiste this severe impact, neither airbags nor seatbelt pretensioners deployed.
The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while stopped at a red light with the precise pressure on the brake pedal, the RPM became elevated, the brake pedal was released, and as a result, the vehicle increased in speed and crashed into…
The control panel /radio panel has had a glitch or blacked out screen where it wouldn't come back on for a few hours and I could smell electrical or plastic burning after it did come back on after that the radio started changing channel on its own while…
Engine · 2026-07-11 · ODI 11749730
A warning about Hyundai: I have learned that Hyundai recalled almost half of а million vehicles for phantom braking.
Driver-assist systems · 2026-07-06 · ODI 11748578
The vehicle splash safety shield has been a big problem . A few times it has made bump noises while slowly driving through speed bumps slowly or on street where there is a low crossway. Today it started making noise and I did not realize that it had loosen .
Unspecified or other · 2026-06-16 · ODI 11744652
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Summary: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Elantra Hybrid vehicles. The hybrid power control unit (HPCU) assembly may overheat.
Risk: Overheating in the HPCU increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Dealers will update the HPCU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 3, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 301. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on May 16, 2026.
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:SIDE IMPACT Campaign 26V254000 · 2026-04-21
Summary: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Elantra N, 2026 Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), and Elantra vehicles. The B-pillar impact sensors may have been misassembled, which can delay air bag deployment.
Risk: Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the impact sensor(s), as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 11, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 299. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on April 22, 2026.
