FaultScore

Worst years for a Hyundai Elantra GT

Owners have filed 161 complaints about the Hyundai Elantra GT with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2020. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2018 Hyundai Elantra GT

73 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2014 Hyundai Elantra GT

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Hyundai Elantra GT year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2020 9 0 0 10,000 Engine & Cooling
2019 B 17 0 0 37,800 Engine & Cooling
2018 D 73 0 1 800 Engine & Cooling
2017 B 36 0 0 87,500 Engine & Cooling
2016 9 0 0 77,170 Engine & Cooling
2015 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2014 A 10 0 0 115,250 Engine & Cooling
2013 6 0 0 89,000 Airbags

What breaks on a Hyundai Elantra GT

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 78 48.4%

Worst in 2018

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 7.5%

Worst in 2018

Brakes 10 6.2%

Worst in 2018

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 10 6.2%

Worst in 2018

Electrical System 9 5.6%

Worst in 2018

Other & Unspecified 9 5.6%

Worst in 2018

Fuel & Propulsion 7 4.3%

Worst in 2018

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 3.1%

Worst in 2018

Lights 4 2.5%

Worst in 2018

Tires 4 2.5%

Worst in 2018

Steering 3 1.9%

Worst in 2018

Suspension 3 1.9%

Worst in 2017

Airbags 2 1.2%

Worst in 2013

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 1.2%

Worst in 2018

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Hyundai Elantra GT, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2018 peak 7 Aug 2026

Compare the Hyundai Elantra GT

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.