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2019 Hyundai Elantra — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 251 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

251
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
12
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
3
Involved Fire
owner-reported
4 / 1
Injuries / Deaths
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Hyundai Elantra — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

675 complaints

1,330 complaints

386 complaints

262 complaints

293 complaints

767 complaints

283 complaints

251 complaints

253 complaints

131 complaints

101 complaints

98 complaints

54 complaints

22 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Engine 133 reports
Exterior Lighting 65 reports
Electrical System 37 reports
Unknown Or Other 25 reports
Power Train 11 reports
Steering 9 reports
Forward Collision Avoidance 7 reports
Service Brakes 6 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Electrical System ODI 11633463 12/31/2024

Car keeps turning off every time I start it and won’t stay on

Vehicle Speed Control ODI 11562791 12/31/2023

I think my transmission is messed up because my car stalls to go and my RPM jump up to 4/5 after I accelerate

Electrical System ODI 11562816 12/31/2023

I was going 40MPH when my car started to produce loud noises and stalled. It immediately lost power and I had to pull over on the side of the road. It started back up after 30 minutes and I was able to drive it home, but it continued to make loud noises and I had to drive very slow. Battery is good with 70% charge and the alternator is good.

Exterior Lighting ODI 11562205 12/27/2023

The headlights on this vehicle have been repetitively malfunctioning, the lamps are not burnt out but the high and low beam lights malfunctioning regularly. I have had the system and computer checked, the computer reset. Nothing is appearing to be wrong but my high beam lights are completely non functional for the third time in 3 months

Exterior Lighting ODI 11707192 12/26/2025

My headlights high beams stopped working .I found a recall called a dealer said it was out of warranty . how do you differentiate a car built when there was a problem with high beams going out .The replacement would cost over one thousand dollars I already have to use a club because immobilizer installed in car I hade the update. But both of there are safety issues.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2019 Hyundai Elantra reliable?
Owners have filed 251 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2019 Hyundai Elantra, most often about engine. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Hyundai Elantra years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.