"How reliable is the 2023 Hyundai Elantra?"

"Based on 131 NHTSA complaints, the 2023 Hyundai Elantra has a median complaint mileage of 7000 miles. The most common issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER."

"What are common problems with the 2023 Hyundai Elantra?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2023 Hyundai Elantra is UNKNOWN OR OTHER, accounting for a significant portion of the 131 total complaints filed."

2023 Hyundai Elantra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 131 complaints

131

Total Complaints

7,000mi

Median Mileage

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

395 25th Percentile

7,000 Median Mileage

20,452 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

SERVICE BRAKES

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

POWER TRAIN

AIR BAGS

VISIBILITY/WIPER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"1. False Emergency braking when car from back side passing. Today I was driving in the left lane (lane 1) at ~43MPH. There was no vehicle in front of me and I saw a vehicle applying emergency brakes with a message pop up. At the same time there was a small truck passing me from behind in lane 2 at a..."

"I was driving on the turnpike and the truck in front of me was carrying material that caused my windshield to be soiled. I tried to clean but water did not come out of windshield wiper. I had to exit and clean manually. I was surprised no water because the car has only 2,700 miles and is 5 mo..."

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