Owners have filed 76 complaints on the Hyundai Elantra GT, covering 2017–2020. The system named most often is Engine (39 reports). Worst years by volume: 2018, 2017, 2020; cleanest: 2019, 2020, 2017. 0 reports describe a crash, 1 a fire. On average the car was 4.1 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Hyundai Elantra GT
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 76 Elantra GT complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Engine 39 Read
Accelerating the vehicle to get to highway speeds, vehicle pulls hard and bogs down into limp mode, resulting in a p0234 mil. Vehicle is at the dealership but haven't heard from them about it
My 2020 Hyundai Elantra stalled on me in the middle of driving it. Only check engine light was on. Had an oil change three months prior to it stalling and not wanting to accelerate. Made an appointment with dealership, they stated it would be fine to drive for another month and a half when they were able to get my…
Had an oil change in March. By June the car stalled in the middle of the street. Restarted it and was difficult to accelerate. Made appt with dealership, couldnt get me in until two months later. Continued having problems car needed more oil and did oil change in July. Continued to drive and it blew a hole in engine.…
Power Train 9 Read
The contact owned a 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT. The contact stated on one occasion, while driving the transmission locked up at two stop lights while in neutral (N) and stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. Additionally, the contact stated that while powered off, and being towed in Neutral (N) by a motor home, a…
Engine loss of power. While accelerating vehicle seemed to have a major loss of power and refused to accelerate. 7 speed dct clunks into gear hard and rpms go flying high but car will not move. Have to turn off car leave overnight
We were driving the car and all of a sudden it would only go 30 mph and starting making a noise, pulled over and car would not go anymore. I took to a shop authorized from my carmax care program and it was diagnosed as rod bearings broken in the engine. This is a know issue with this model and Hyundia extended the…
Electrical System 4 Read
After switching engine off, some electrical (maybe ignition) remains on which sometimes drains battery. This issue has always occurred upon shutting car off
The contact owns a 2018 hyundai elantra gt. The contact stated while attempting to shut-off vehicle, the infotainment system remained activated which resulted in a check battery light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to carolina hyundai of high point (2431 n main st, high point, nc 27262,…
Knock Sensor and decreased internal battery No harm to me or others Yes No No, 12-23-2023 date of incident
Tires 3 Read
Tire size: 225/4R18 88W Code 2119 indicates manufacture on 21st week of 2019. Factory original equipment on a 2020 Hyundai Elantra GT (N-Line). At the dealer for an unrelated service at approximately 37,000 miles. Tech noticed cracking on sidewall of all original tires. Suspects it is dry rot. There is a previous…
My vehicle is a 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT sport. The side walls on the Hankook Ventis S1 Noble 2 tires are cracking. The tires lose air constantly and cannot be driven on for a fear of a blowout. There has been a recall for this same make and model of tire just not this size for the same problem. This tire needs to be…
The tires came stock on this model car and at the 30K mile mark I noticed cracking or splitting in the sidewalls of each of the tires. I am not aware if the manufacture, Hankook, has released any statements or confirmation about this issue but the issue occurred well with the 50K mile warranty window. This was…
Exterior Lighting 3 Read
When driving at night with the low beam headlights, there is very a distinct shadow in front of car. It is very distracting and dangerous
The lighting area of the headlights is much too low. You can not see very well the area in front of you. See the attached image of a group of girls on the sidewalk. You can barely see them from the waist or knees down
I have the sport model of the elantra gt with the full LED headlights and there are moon shaped shadows within the headlight pattern that are very distracting while driving at night
Suspension 2 Read
I bought a 2018 hyundai gt sport 3 months ago. Since day one car has been stalling and having a hard time starting. I was on the highway doing 75mph and the car just turned off no warning. I called the dealer in my area let them know about the starting issues and the stalling issues with the car I took it in to them…
My vehicle with apparently refurbished engine was purchased certified used through carvana in 2019 & was one of the recalled vehicles from 2017 (which I was NOT informed of at them of purchase)and is exhibiting the same signs as those in the recall, loss of power at acceleration, vibrating, etc & my local dealership,…
Service Brakes 2 Read
18000 miles on the car started hearing air come from the brake pedal. Took it to the dealer who informed me that the brake booster was faulty no recall on the 2018 elantra gt but there is on the 2017. Car loosing power and slipping transmission. Dealer was planning to charge for the inspection of a warrantied vehicle…
I bought a 2017 Hyundia Elantra GT on 2/14/22 for my 16 year old daughter cash $8000. The car ran good for about a month but I could smell fumes so I took the car to the dealership on 3/11/22. I had to replaced the catalytic converter with the Hyundia dealership, which cost me $2600. On 4/8/22, my 16 year old daughter…
Steering 1 Read
My 2018 ELANTRAGT was stolen due to Hundaes ineptitude and refusal to put in proper safety features. My car has been recovered but Hyundai does not have enough parts to supply this current crisis so my car will be in the shop for a minimum six weeks prior to being sent back to Hyundai dealership for the software…
Elantra GT years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Engine | — | — | |
| 2019 | Engine | — | — | |
| 2018 | Electrical System | — | 1 | |
| 2017 | Electrical System,engine | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 35 |
| Average complaints per series | 2.2 |
| Worst single series | 6 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 4.1 years |
A model average of 2.2 hides a worst series at 6. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Elantra GT?
By complaint volume, 2018, 2017, 2020 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Elantra GT years are the cleanest?
2019, 2020, 2017 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Hyundai Elantra GT have?
76 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2017–2020. Of those, 0 describe a crash and 1 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.