Hyundai Excel problems
Owners have filed 424 complaints about the Hyundai Excel with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2001. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every Hyundai Excel 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1998 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1996 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1994 | — | 53 | 4 | 2 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1993 | — | 26 | 2 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1992 | — | 39 | 2 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1991 | — | 44 | 1 | 4 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1990 | — | 54 | 4 | 4 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 92 | 2 | 24 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 64 | 4 | 8 | 119,037 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Hyundai Excel
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1990
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1990
Worst in 1994
Worst in 1991
Exactly what failed on a Hyundai Excel
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Hyundai Excel, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Hyundai Excel problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Hyundai Excel
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.