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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
KMHD04LB5JU••••••2018 Hyundai ELANTRA
That is about average for the 2018 Hyundai ELANTRA — 6 complaints per build across 48 builds.
4on this build
273on the model
48builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 3Service Brakes 1Vehicle Speed Control 1Wheels 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainSep 2025
I have been having transmission issues with my car since before July 2024. The transmission would stutter or not engage when I put my foot on the accelerator. The transmission failed in November 2024 and was eventually replaced by Hyundai in May 2025. I noticed stuttering the…
Service BrakesJun 2019
I have mid 26k miles I checked my brake fluid and pads they are both good. The brakes for the past 3 months roughly 15k miles (I drive 5k miles a month) have been spongy and soft. Unless I hit the brakes hard they barely work. Sometimes I have. To pump my brakes 2 or 3 times to…
Power TrainMar 2020
When accelerating after stop car lunges and then starts to move, since bought it I have told dealership several times they say nothing wrong that how it is. Also tires have all fell apart or went flat and have wire showing on inside . I feel this is safety concern and when…
Power TrainDec 2018
I bought the car about a month ago. And today I experienced the car while driving at 55mph when I went to accelerate to go the speed limit of 65 on the major highway going into salisbury, md that the car wouldnt speed up. And about 30 seconds later the transmission seemed to…
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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 KMHD04LB5JU482198 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.