Hyundai Elantra Frontal Problems
- 170
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 13
- Years with records
- 1999–2012
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 170 stored complaint records:
- 131 indicate a crash
- 93 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- seat belt · 18 records
- upon impact · 15 records
- failed deploy · 13 records
- passenger side · 13 records
- airbags deploy · 12 records
- front passenger · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 53 |
| 30–60k mi | 24 |
| 60–100k mi | 17 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Frontal
2012 hyundai elantra. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle air bag failure. *smd the consumer stated his wife was involved in an accident, and all the air bags deployed, except the driver's side.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10521331
Frontal
I have 2006 hyundai elantra, i let my daughter drive it and she was involved in a rear end collision and the front of the car was demolished. I was shocked that the airbag did not deploy. I find this very disturbing, i can't believe we have been driving this vehicle with a false sense of safety. I am just shocked that his could happen and i would hope that hyundai would investigate. How many other drivers are out…
Crash reported
ODI 10413531
Equipment · Frontal
I was recently in a car accident which was my fault, however the airbag did not go off or was never there to begin with ( its a used car). The crash was head on and the airbag most definitely should have gone off. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10415165
Frontal
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 hyundai elantra. While driving approximately 50-55 mph a vehicle crashed into the rear of her vehicle. The vehicle spun out and crashed into the guard rail. Two passengers sustained injuries to the neck and left leg. The driver sustained injures to the neck and the passenger had injures . The contact stated the air bags never deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed.…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10381492
Frontal
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 hyundai elantra. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph when the front driver side air bag deployed independently. The contact was injured as a result. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 178,000. Updated 03/29/11*lj updated 12/20/11 *cn
1 injury
ODI 10379456
Frontal
My 05 hyundai elantra was involved in a hit and run on the freeway spinning me out of control. I totaled the car and my airbag did not deploy. The person who cause the accident fled the scene. I hit another vehicle and caused front end damage to hers before slamming in the rail. Neither of us broke any bones. As hard as i hit and from all around the car at some point my airbag should have gone off. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10361474
Frontal
We were diving at a speed of approximately 50 mph when we struck a telephone pole with the front end of our 2007 hyundai elantra. The impact was 3" off center with a direct front end impact. No airbag deployment occurred with a result of physical damage to myself and my friend. *tr
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10356304
Frontal
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 hyundai elantra. The contact was traveling 25 mph and swerved in order to avoid hitting a deer. When the contact swerved, he crashed into a rock head on; however, the air bags did not deploy. The contact was able to drive the vehicle back to her residence. The contacts insurance company inspected the vehicle and stated that it was destroyed. The contact has held onto the vehicle in order…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10361753