2000 Hyundai Elantra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 259 complaints
259
Total Complaints
48,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Top Issue
43
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

26,500 25th Percentile
48,000 Median Mileage
83,207 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
25
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
20
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
20
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
14
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13
AIR BAGS
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
7

Severity Assessment

43
Crashes
2
Fires
43
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER OVER 10 DAYS FOR FRONT END PULL LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS--ZONE REP WAS CALLED AND CLAIMS PULL IS NORMAL. I FEEL IT'S VERY UNSAFE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK"
"REARVIEW MIRROR IS FIXED AT A CERTAIN HEIGHT,AND CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE IT UP OR DOWN, CONSUMER HEIGHT IS 6 FEET, AND REARVIEW MIRROR IS RIGHT AT EYE LEVEL, OBSTRUCTING CONSUMER'S TOTAL VIEW THROUGH THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW. *AK"
"THIS IS MY SON'S CAR. HE HAD BEEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND WAS PROCEEDING TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD, HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HAD A FLAT TIRE. HE PUT IN THE CLUTCH AND COASTED TO THE NEARBY GAS STATION. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIS CAR. WHEN HE LOOKED, THE..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28