762 NHTSA owner complaints · 4 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Complaints per year on the road: 84.67
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
Car wouldn't start. Makes clicking sound. Mechanic diagnosed it and said timing chain is broken, valves are bent and pistons broken.
While driving and turning, the car loses power steering. This has happened multiple times to my wife at lower driving speeds. These disconcerting safety incidents have randomly occurred without warning since the first week of May. The incident was first reported and taken to the Hyundai dealership on May 6th. The dealer looked at the car and stated no issues with steering. It has occurred multiple times since then. T…
Both passenger-side doors won't open without tugging on the handle when unlocking them. The front seat passenger door opens from the inside but has trouble opening from the outside. The backseat passenger does not open from the inside at all and has a hard time opening from the outside. Once we get the door open and the car remains unlocked, the doors open fine (except for the back seat door). But once we lock and un…
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| Campaign | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 16V232000 | Air Bags:Frontal | Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Sonata vehicles manufactured May 29, 2014 to February 11, 2016, 20… |
| 17V063000 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Power Assist:H | Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Elantra vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the brake booster may fail, resulting… |
| 17V213000 | Steering:Electric Power Assist System | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Elantra vehicles. The affected vehicles may have a damaged Electronic Power Steer… |
| 16V956000 | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Mo | Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2017 Hyundai Elantra vehicles manufactured April 15, 2016, to September 13, … |
EPA combined 35 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $1,750
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The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Engine (287 complaints in our indexed sample).
Our data verdict is AVOID with a reliability score of 15/100, computed from 762 NHTSA complaints and 4 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
Yes — NHTSA lists 4 recall campaign(s) for the 2017 Hyundai Elantra, 4 of them touching fire, crash or stall risk, the most recent recorded 21/04/2016. Check this car's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before you buy.
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Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements.
Last updated: 2026-08-20.