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2021 Hyundai Elantra: recalls and problems

6 recalls and 162 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is electrical system.

6recalls
162complaints
8crashes reported
1fires reported
3injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Electrical System42 · 26%
  • Forward Collision Avoidance35 · 22%
  • Unknown Or Other33 · 20%
  • Seat Belts27 · 17%
  • Engine22 · 14%
  • Vehicle Speed Control21 · 13%
  • Service Brakes13 · 8%
  • Power Train8 · 5%
  • Exterior Lighting6 · 4%
  • Lane Departure6 · 4%

What owners report

Vehicle Speed Control,Engine,Fuel/Propulsion System

Approximately once every 500 - 2000 miles (maybe more frequently this year), my car suddenly begins to accelerate hard. this happens even if my foot is completely off the gas pedal. usually, before the problem becomes severe, there are a few minutes in which i suspect the car is sometimes lurching forward, or losing some ability to accelerate. then the problem worsens til the car is almost undriveable... it speeds up

Electrical System

my car has 60,000 miles and the horns on the car have been replaced 3 times hyundai issued an extended warranty for the horns on certain 2021-2025 model year elantra, 2022-2025 model year elantra n and 2021-2025 model year elantra hybrid vehicles' for the 10 years or 120,000 miles from the date of original retail delivery i don't know what world this is acceptable in but it's not acceptable too me after have 3 sets o

Exterior Lighting

The passenger side headlight has significant condensation inside the housing. the car is slightly over five years old, with 40,000 miles it was rarely driven the first year due to the pandemic. i have seen there is a tsb regarding the headlights, but clearly this is a far more significant issue than hyundai is letting on. i was getting a warning on the dash but that has stopped yet the headlight is still co

Visibility/Wiper

Windshield wipers intermittently malfunction in the intermittent setting. the wipers stop at random locations in the middle of the windshield, pause, move a short distance, stop again, and behave erratically. this can obstruct the driver’s forward visibility. the problem occurs without snow, ice, or an obstruction on the windshield. a previous nhtsa complaint concerning a 2021 hyundai elantra describes essentially t

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2021 Hyundai Elantra 4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering ELANTRA, ELANTRA HYBRID, ELANTRA N-LINE. Last refreshed 2026-11-15.