"How reliable is the 2014 Hyundai Elantra?"

"Based on 540 NHTSA complaints, the 2014 Hyundai Elantra has a median complaint mileage of 54000 miles. The most common issue is Engine."

"What are common problems with the 2014 Hyundai Elantra?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2014 Hyundai Elantra is Engine, accounting for a significant portion of the 540 total complaints filed."

2014 Hyundai Elantra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 540 complaints

540

Total Complaints

54,000mi

Median Mileage

Engine

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

14,000 25th Percentile

54,000 Median Mileage

93,532 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine

156

Electrical System

Unknown Or Other

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Service Brakes

Air Bags

Steering

Vehicle Speed Control

Fuel/Propulsion System

Power Train

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA (THAT I HAD ONLY HAD FOR 3 MONTHS, HAD 1,500 MILES ON THE CAR) HOME FROM THE AIRPORT, HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET ON 55 FOR THE PREVIOUS 30 MINUTES, AND I NOTICED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS BRAKING. NATURALLY, I PRESSED THE BRAKE AS WELL TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE BRAK..."

"HYUNDAI VEHICLES DO NOT COME WITH A SPARE TIRE. INSTEAD YOU GET AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND FIX A FLAT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS TIRE DAMAGE THAT CAN NOT BE SEALED WITH FIX A FLAT LEAVES THE DRIVER STRANDED, UNABLE TO PUT ON A SPARE TIRE AND GO. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT LEAVES DRIVERS STR..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Engine 156 complaints

25th: 60,000 mi Median: 83,000 mi 75th: 107,150 mi

Electrical System 45 complaints

25th: 15,012 mi Median: 34,500 mi 75th: 78,179 mi

Unknown Or Other 45 complaints

25th: 23,500 mi Median: 50,000 mi 75th: 99,000 mi

Service Brakes, Hydraulic 44 complaints

25th: 101,000 mi Median: 130,000 mi 75th: 137,504 mi

Service Brakes 41 complaints

25th: 21,500 mi Median: 49,000 mi 75th: 78,293 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 65 CA: 59 TX: 52 PA: 36 NY: 25 NJ: 23 MI: 20 MD: 19 OK: 19 NC: 18

Who Files Complaints?

1.1%

Original Owners

98.9%

Second+ Owners

Hyundai Elantra — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1992	46	-	Automatic Transmission	1
1993	39	-	Engine	2
1994	110	-	Frontal	26
1995	179	-	Frontal	32
1996	138	92,000	Gasoline	11
1997	196	89,000	Automatic Transmission	26
1998	75	72,000	Gasoline	10
1999	183	92,750	Automatic Transmission	24
2000	259	48,000	Frontal	43
2001	445	69,000	Air Bags	100
2002	431	72,000	Air Bags	80
2003	310	65,500	Suspension	59
2004	209	31,000	Air Bags	32
2005	180	51,500	Air Bags	43
2006	209	68,250	Air Bags	37
2007	364	70,530	Visibility/Wiper	26
2008	423	55,409	Steering	57
2009	315	78,000	Steering	39
2010	494	62,000	Steering	67
2011	588	70,000	Engine	29
2012	911	60,000	Engine	72
2013	1839	43,000	Steering	157
2015	344	50,550	Engine	45
2016	378	54,128	Engine	30
2017	1054	41,000	Engine	57
2018	385	23,892	Engine	14
2019	309	43,500	Engine	19
2020	294	6,200	Engine	28
2021	205	15,500	Warnings	11
2022	127	23,500	Seat Belts	5
2023	131	7,000	Unknown Or Other	11
2024	86	7,654	Unknown Or Other	11
2025	23	-	Unknown Or Other	4

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