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Hyundai Elantra

2017 only

1,047 classified complaints 4 recalls

198,210 sold in the US for 2017.

53 complaints on file
per 10,000 sold

2017 Hyundai Elantra have 1,047 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 4 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Doors, windows, latches, seats and trim, typically surfacing around 68,000 miles.

Computed directly from stored federal records for 2017 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Hyundai Elantra report for every year combined.

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Complaints filed per individual model year — highlighted bars link to their own dedicated page.

What breaks, and when — 2017 only

Doors, windows, latches, seats and trim · Body and interior 215 complaints · 11/10k sold

Median onset: 68,000 miles. 0.5% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.

Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.

Stalling and no-start · Engine 154 complaints · 7.8/10k sold

Median onset: 54,000 miles. 0.6% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.

More common in newer model years.

Internal engine (bearings, pistons, rings) · Engine 88 complaints · 4.4/10k sold

Median onset: 80,000 miles. 1.1% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.

Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.

Spark plugs, coils and ignition · Engine 87 complaints · 4.4/10k sold

Median onset: 39,189 miles.

More common in newer model years.

Body control and other modules · Electrical 65 complaints · 3.3/10k sold

Median onset: 30,000 miles. 7.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.

Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.

Oil consumption and leaks · Engine 56 complaints · 2.8/10k sold

Median onset: 32,000 miles.

Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years.

Body and panel corrosion · Body and interior 51 complaints · 2.6/10k sold

Median onset: 50,000 miles.

Airbags, seatbelts and restraints · Body and interior 41 complaints · 2.1/10k sold

Median onset: 28,446 miles. 26.8% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.

Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.

From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works.

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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2017 model year. See the full Hyundai Elantra report for every year and full specs/safety data.