Vehicle report
2017 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
This model year
What the record shows
The 2017 Hyundai Elantra is a midsize car, and the 28th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1990 to 2026.
The EPA rated five configurations: engines from 1.4-litre four-cylinder to 2-litre four-cylinder, front-wheel drive only, three transmissions and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 25 to 35 mpg depending on which one you have.
NHTSA's best overall crash rating for this model year is 4 out of five stars.
The federal record holds 767 owner complaints, 4 safety recalls and 140 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
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.