"How reliable is the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring?"

"Based on 48 NHTSA complaints, the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring has a median complaint mileage of 77555 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 48 total complaints filed."

2009 Hyundai Elantra Touring: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 48 complaints

Total Complaints

77,555mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,621 25th Percentile

77,555 Median Mileage

118,470 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

AIR BAGS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES

TIRES

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

POWER TRAIN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AT CAP DURING REFUELING."

"GAS SERVICING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WHEN FUEL DOOR RELEASE IS PULLED UNDER DRIVERS SEAT. WORKED GOOD FOR ABOUT 6 TO 7 MONTHS THEN STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IN TO DEALER HE WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX IT. DID NOT. THIS COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM IF YOU CANNOT PRY OPEN THE FUEL DOOR TO SERVICE THE DOOR. THIS IS A COMM..."

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HYUNDAI ELANTRA TOURING. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD FLATTENED AS A RESULT OF A BROKEN TIRE VALVE STEM .THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO ALERT THE CONTACT OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SP..."

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