Hyundai Elantra vs Toyota Camry

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Hyundai Elantra	Toyota Camry
Complaints on file	12,072	23,365
Model years covered	1992–2026	1983–2024
Worst model year	2013	2009
Best model year	1993	1993
Crashes reported	1,282	3,870
Fires reported	304	557
Injuries reported	748	2,075
Deaths reported	14	77
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Acceleration & Cruise Control
Share of complaints involving harm	19.4%	28.2%

Hyundai Elantra by year

46 39 110 179 138 196 75 183 259 445 431 310 209 180 209 365 424 319 504 589 920 1,862 550 356 395 1,074 405 330 333 214 142 156 93 31 1

92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,958 16.2%

Airbags 1,362 11.3%

Steering 1,145 9.5%

Electrical System 1,090 9.0%

Brakes 1,079 8.9%

Other & Unspecified 821 6.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 679 5.6%

Suspension 618 5.1%

Toyota Camry by year

6 10 19 35 70 88 138 160 186 646 334 364 373 567 685 751 661 577 356 1,183 946 799 905 393 3,670 1,140 1,616 766 781 810 377 640 362 253 206 1,092 565 386 196 88 93 72

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3,184 13.6%

Engine & Cooling 2,782 11.9%

Brakes 2,310 9.9%

Body & Structure 1,801 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,761 7.5%

Airbags 1,696 7.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,547 6.6%

Other & Unspecified 1,487 6.4%