2020 Hyundai Elantra — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 252 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
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.
1,330 complaints
386 complaints
262 complaints
293 complaints
767 complaints
283 complaints
251 complaints
252 complaints
131 complaints
101 complaints
98 complaints
54 complaints
22 complaints
0 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
transmission failed while driving & now doesn’t drive.
Reporting motor has a cold start ticking sound coming from the motor.
Was driving car after a recent oil change. The oil change was performed early because the car was ticking and found oil to be low. Was going to take into dealer to be looked into but the car made a loud sound and stopped immediately and turned off. Luckily I was not driving too fast but had I been this could have posed a risk to myself, my passengers and other drivers. This co…
Checked VIN for open recall and that number doesn't come up. My engine had to be replaced under factory warranty. The issue was the exact same as a current recall. I am concerned that Hyundai is not expanding the recall in an effort to downplay the issue. 2020 Elantra, 2.0 liter engine, stalling while driving. The tech found the piston rings were bad. I hope this will help oth…
The contact owns a 2020 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the engine cranked but the engine failed to turn over. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed engine and the contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the dealer inform…
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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