0.38 vs. all vehicles Too few recent reports to judge
50 of the 1,434 complaints about the Hyundai Elantra (3.5%) concern Body & structure, making it the model's #9 problem area. That share is 0.4× the Body & structure share across all tracked vehicles.
50Complaints · Body & structure
3.5%Share of complaints
0.38×vs. all vehicles
9Last 12 months
0.0%Share involving a crash or fire
1Related recalls
Analysis
9 Body & structure complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
None of these reports describes a crash or fire.
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 21V00M000 (2021-12-28, model year 2021).
Car is separating from the hood and vehicle body and also separation in trunk and body. There’s a gap forming and it’s about 1” on one side and 1/4” on the other.
Body & structure · 2026-09-22 · ODI 11766236
Windshield wipers intermittently malfunction in the intermittent setting. The wipers stop at random locations in the middle of the windshield, pause, move a short distance, stop again, and behave erratically. This can obstruct the driver’s forward visibility.
Body & structure · 2026-09-14 · ODI 11764129
The paint is peeling off of my hood and on the sides of my car I have noticed other Hyundais with the same problem I tried to go through warranty and Hyundai wouldn't help me I've noticed in the past that they have had recalls on their vehicles for paint and…
Body & structure · 2026-08-30 · ODI 11760761
We have had the car for 2 months and when I went out to start it the other day I noticed a large crack in the lower 1/3 of the windshield, starting at the edge/gasket of the passengers side and spreading horizontally all the way to the drivers side.
Body & structure · 2026-07-27 · ODI 11753044
The factory paint on the hood, roof, and front fenders is delaminating, with the largest defect being on the hood. These are available for inspection upon request.
Body & structure · 2026-07-22 · ODI 11752047
A few weeks ago, I was driving home on a 3-Lane local state route here in NJ from a family outing on a rainy dark evening when a large portion of the body paint from the hood flaked / peeled off and somehow got stuck under the drivers side windshield wiper as…
Body & structure · 2026-06-23 · ODI 11746043
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Campaign 21V00M000 · 2021-12-28 · Model years: 2021
Summary: Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Santa Fe, 2021 Sonata, and Elantra vehicles. During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will remove and reinstall the front windshield panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 20, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 216.
