Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2018 Hyundai Elantra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We purchased the car 4 or 5 months for my son who works for his God Mom as her assistant at a nonprofit. The car ran g… |
| 2026-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am writing to formally report a safety concern regarding my 2018 Hyundai Elantra. The vehicle has experienced a failu… |
| 2026-02-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Cars engines stopped for no apparent reason pulled over and it started back up but it stopped two more times within a t… |
| 2025-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The car began stalli… |
| 2025-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I have a 2018 Hyundai Elantra with about 155k miles. It has been consuming oil excessively and has developed serious dr… |
| 2025-11-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The rare brake light is working fine but the car dashboard computer keeps on saying „Check rare brake light“ intermitte… |
| 2025-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | We were heading back to Ohio at Mile marker 8 75N Kentucky when we heard a boom. Then we saw smoke as my husband was pu… |
| 2025-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Excessive oil consumption. Engine completely dry after 3500 miles in between oil change with no check oil warning light |
| 2025-09-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Passenger side brake light keeps going out and has been replaced twice |
| 2025-09-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil leaking from pistons in engine just like the recalled engines |
| 2025-09-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I have been having transmission issues with my car since before July 2024. The transmission would stutter or not engage… |
| 2025-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | the car keeps lagging on acceleration i had the throttle body checked and cleaned and they said it was fine i have been… |
| 2025-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that after an oil change was performed at Jiffy Lube, the e… |
| 2025-08-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Burning oil. Multiple misfires. Replacing spark plugs more often than should have to. Engine knocking. |
| 2025-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil consumption will cut off while driving |
| 2025-07-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | It is showing signs of excessive oil consumption. 200 miles before my next scheduled oil change there was no oil in the… |
| 2025-07-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My engine blew in September 2024. I had it replaced. When I replaced it I got a one year warranty and unlimited mile wa… |
| 2025-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The dealership replaced my engine and spark plugs when the pistons were grinding metal causing a catastrophic failure i… |
| 2025-06-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine of my 2018 Hyundai Elantra has a rod bearing defect covered under a safety recall. The vehicle has not been … |
| 2025-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I started my vehicle and it was running sluggish and low idle. I had an engine light and when I tried to drive there wa… |
| 2025-06-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am filing this Vehicle Owner's Questionnaire (VOQ) regarding critical safety defects in my 2018 Hyundai Elantra relat… |
| 2025-06-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The paint, there was a recall in the last but my vehicle isn’t apart of it but I have a silver 2018 Hyundai Elantra and… |
| 2025-05-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased a 2018 Hyundai Elantra on April 3, 2024, from CarMax. At the time of purchase, I was not told about any rec… |
| 2025-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Check engine light came on , car was sluggish and stalled on highway , was able to glide over to the side . Would not s… |
| 2025-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The crankshaft needed replacement The oil pump broke at 107,000 miles |
| 2025-04-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AFTER ANTI-THEFT SOFTWARE UPGRAGE MY CAR WILL LOCK ME OUT. I CANNOT UNLOCK THE CAR DOOR WITH THE KEY FOB OR BY USING TH… |
| 2025-04-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Check engine light came on, took to mechanic. Diagnostics showed pistons performing at half of the required psi. Engine… |
| 2025-04-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel injectors failed at 43,000 miles and 66,000 miles with no warning. Car misfired and left me stranded. |
| 2025-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Formal Complaint: Engine Failure in 2018 Hyundai Elantra To Whom It May Concern, I am submitting this formal complain… |
| 2025-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Burning oil internally. Adding 1 quart about every 1000 miles. |
| 2025-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | Initial Fault Code: P0303 Replaced all 4 spark plugs and all 4 ignition coils. The check engine light extinguished mo… |
| 2025-02-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine shuts off suddenly in the middle of road; several times on the way back home while my wife was driving with no w… |
| 2025-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Had to do 3 oil changes in a month had to change ignition coil that had been changed a month ago spark plugs were compl… |
| 2025-01-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2018 Hyundai Elantra had an oil pressure light on and the timing chain was slapping the side of the engine. I change… |
| 2025-01-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I bought my Hyundai Elantra 2018 in 2022. It started knocking by 2023 and i was told by the dealership it was plastic h… |
| 2024-12-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I am writing to report an issue with a paint recall repair performed on my Hyundai vehicle. The vehicle was repaired in… |
| 2024-11-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car lost power on a busy highway which almost caused a tractor trailer to rear end me. I had the car towed and the m… |
| 2024-10-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I was in a car accident. I was hit on the passenger rear side and the car spun out of control but none of the airbags … |
| 2024-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Driving on the freeway around 55 MPH the engine would stall. Scared the heck out of me this started around 130000 miles… |
| 2024-09-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2018 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle hesitated, and the vehicl… |
| 2024-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Driver airbag light came on. My car has 33,000 miles on it. I live in California and the car is garaged. I think the ma… |
| 2024-08-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine experienced rod bearing failure while driving the vehicle. The vehicle died on the road in a high traffic ar… |
| 2024-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My husband filed a complaint about the lighting on his Hyundai sonata and I have a Hyundai Elantra that is doing the sa… |
| 2024-08-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving vehicle the black nylon fuel line started spraying fuel over the top of the hot engine. At highway speed … |
| 2024-08-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel line on top of engine cracked spraying fuel on top of hot file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/1f/15/4DC59D2… |
| 2024-08-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine is knocking cannot find a solution for this problem car stalls wen coming to a stop the car completely powers of… |
| 2024-07-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | My car's steering wheel is making a weird rubbing noise after driving for a short time on wet roads. It sounds like ru… |
| 2024-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This has happened a couple of times where in the middle of driving, my car automatically shuts off, I can not turn my s… |
| 2024-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | May 24 2024, while driving on Interstate95 at approx 70mph, I experienced catastrophic engine failure, with metal shard… |
| 2024-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | About 4 weeks ago (mid-May) I was driving in stop and go traffic on a major highway. My car is a 2018 Hyundai Elantra, … |