Vehicle report

1998 HYUNDAI ELANTRA

Reported problems

55 complaints · median 72000 miles
ComponentReports
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE14
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION10
UNKNOWN OR OTHER9
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL6
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH3
SUSPENSION:FRONT3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
TIRES:TREAD/BELT2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC1
STEERING1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1
TIRES1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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