673 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Engine · verdict AVOID 20/100
“The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the brake pedal felt spongy while depressed. After parking the vehicle, the contact later restarted the vehicle, and the brake pedal extended to the floor while depressed. While inspecting under the hood, the contact discovered that there was no brake fluid inside the brake fluid reservoir. The cause of the failure was not y”NHTSA complaint, 2012 Hyundai Elantra owner
“Apparently a VERY common crankshaft angle sensor malfunction caused the engine to stall out at a stoplight, putting me in harm's way”NHTSA complaint, 2012 Hyundai Elantra owner
“I was going down the bridge on settlers landing road the yellow school bus was in the right turning lane with right turning signal on .as I approached the light in the middle straight lane to keep toward the landing (hotel) on settlers landing Hampton va the bus some what merged back towards the middle lane and that when the bus crashed into the car it went under the bus it’s totaled the windshield and my sunroof c”NHTSA complaint, 2012 Hyundai Elantra owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 23/12/2015 | Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Elantra vehicles manufactured October 29, 2010, to October 25, 2011. Due to an electronic stability control (ESC) sensor malfunction, the brakes |
| 01/04/2013 | Air Bags:Side/Window SAFETY | Hyundai Motor Company is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Elantra vehicles manufactured from November 12, 2010, through March 5, 2013. A support bracket attached to the headliner may become displaced during a side |
| 02/07/2020 | Equipment:Electrical SAFETY | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2012 Hyundai Elantra and Sonata Hybrid, 2012 Accent and Veloster vehicles. The 12V accessory socket outlet may have been over-tightened during installation, poss |
| 22/09/2023 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Control Unit/Module SAFETY | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe, 2014-2015 Equus, 2010-2012 Veracruz, 2010-2013 T |
On the federal record it scores 20/100: 673 owner complaints (48.07 per year on the road) and 4 recall campaigns, 3 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Engine, with 139 of 653 categorised reports.
The 2012 Hyundai Elantra scored 20/100 on the federal record.