Hyundai Elantra Unspecified or other problems

0.96 vs. all vehicles Within ±30% year on year

124 of the 1,434 complaints about the Hyundai Elantra (8.6%) concern Unspecified or other, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.0× the Unspecified or other share across all tracked vehicles.

124Complaints · Unspecified or other

8.6%Share of complaints

0.96×vs. all vehicles

24Last 12 months

10.5%Share involving a crash or fire

0Related recalls

Analysis

24 Unspecified or other complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 31 in the 12 months before — down 23%.

14 of these reports (10.5%) describe a crash or fire, with 9 injuries and 3 deaths mentioned.

No recall campaign addresses Unspecified or other for the tracked model years.

By model year

Year	Complaints	Share of complaints
2018	31	9.3%
2019	16	6.3%
2020	14	5.4%
2021	13	8.1%
2022	12	7.5%
2023	17	10.1%
2024	12	19.7%
2025	9	26.5%
2026	0	0.0%

When complaints were filed

Last 12 months: 24 · Previous 12 months: 31

What owners report

While driving to work my engine of my Hyundai Elantra Hybrid caught fire. The fire was able to be put out but there are no active recalls currently on my vehicle. All of the safety sensors turned on and off and my car locked and would not move.

Unspecified or other · 2026-04-23 · ODI 11733295 · Fire
Description of the Safety Problem: In the early morning hours of January 8, while driving my Hyundai vehicle, I ran off the road into a ditch. I was extremely disoriented and activated the vehicle’s built-in Blue Link SOS emergency assistance system for help.

Unspecified or other · 2026-01-11 · ODI 11710172 · Crash
Voice activated calling no longer works without Hyundai's Bluelink subscription. Each time I say a command to "Call John Doe," the response is always, "Sorry, I don't understand.

Unspecified or other · 2026-09-09 · ODI 11763085
I own a 2022 Hyundai Elantra N Line. The HVAC system began malfunctioning when the center/forward-facing dashboard vents stopped producing airflow, while the side vents continued to work.

Unspecified or other · 2026-08-19 · ODI 11757990
The vehicle is a 2023 Hyundai Elantra N Line purchased from CarMax in February 2026 with approximately 40,000 miles. It currently has approximately 49,000 miles.

Unspecified or other · 2026-08-14 · ODI 11757020
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.

Related recalls

No recall campaign addresses Unspecified or other for the tracked model years.

Problem areas · Hyundai Elantra

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