AI DamageHyundai Elantra Touring: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Hyundai Elantra Touring across 6 model years: 175 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Steering 31% of all complaints
- 2 Air bags 13% of all complaints
- 3 Electrical system 10% of all complaints
- 4 Wheels 8% of all complaints
- 5 Electronic stability control 7% of all complaints
- 6 Service brakes 7% of all complaints
- 7 Suspension 7% of all complaints
- 8 Vehicle speed control 7% of all complaints
- Steering: 54 complaints (31% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Air bags: 23 complaints (13% of all), 9 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Electrical system: 18 complaints (10% of all).
- Wheels: 14 complaints (8% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Electronic stability control: 13 complaints (7% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 175 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 54 | 1 | 0 |
| Air bags | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Electronic stability control | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| Engine | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
The driver's head impacted the driver's window, due to the failure of the side airbag to deploy, resulting in significant bruising and a serious concussion. The driver required medical attention in the emergency room. Driver was diagnosed with a concussion and upon further care a traumatic brain injury.
The air bags did not deploy. There were no warning indicators illuminated. A police report was filed. The driver and the front passenger sustained injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure.
Was parked in a parking lot of a drug store for maybe 10 minutes. Started the car and backed out of parking space. When I put the car in drive to go forward the car accelerated to a very high speed and ran into two parked cars.
Front seat passenger hit her head on the dashboard resulting in a bruise and black eye and whiplash because seat belt did not restrain her, and airbags did not deploy. Driver's seat slid backwards, loosening his seatbelt. He hit his hip and knee on the door and experienced whiplash.
Luckily, there was no major harm, but my side airbag did not deploy, and my head slammed against the driver side window. No one contacted me.
Attorney representing consumer writes in regards to front and side airbags did not deploy during accident. Prior to the accident, the air bag light illuminated. The dealer informed the consumer, it was an electrical problem, and claimed the problem was resolved.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.