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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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5NPDH4AE3DH••••••2013 Hyundai ELANTRA
This build draws 3.5× more complaints than the average 2013 Hyundai ELANTRA build (62 vs 18).
62on this build
1183on the model
67builds in total
6involved a crash
5involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedService Brakes 18Steering 16Engine 14Electrical System 7
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemcrashfireJan 2014
Car loosely steered barely off road, 1/8 mile from home,bumped tree 15' away, backed up, engine shut off (as usual since day 2 of lease), windshield heated to over 150 degree's in 35 degree weather, so I vacated car, which was in flames 2-3 minutes and burned to ash..had 5…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashJul 2025
The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while in the process of parking the vehicle at the residence and driving 1-5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle unintendedly accelerated and hit another unoccupied parked vehicle, causing the other…
SteeringcrashSep 2023
The steering went out, causing me to crash, car flipped. Steering was making this clicking/popping noise for a long time. I see on line a lot of other people experience this and also crashes
Air BagscrashSep 2017
The contact owns a 2013 hyundai elantra. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact became distracted and crashed head on into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained chest, sternum, and breast bone injuries that required medical attention. A…
StructurefireMar 2014
Myself and my son pulled into the parking lot of a store. Parked the car was in the store about 5 minutes came back out, tried to use the remote to pop trunk and it wouldn't work nor would the doors. I then opened the door with the key and the car was full of black smoke.…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5NPDH4AE3DH340621 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.