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Hyundai Elantra · 2020

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V720000·2019-10-09

    Hyundai Recalls 2019 Ioniq Hybrid and 2020 Elantra for Wheel Lug Nut Issue

    Hyundai is recalling 2019 Ioniq Hybrid and 2020 Elantra vehicles because right-side rear wheel lug nuts may be insufficiently tightened, posing a crash risk.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI ELANTRA, IONIQ HYBRID
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V301000·2021-04-28

    Multiple Hyundai models recalled for engine piston ring defect

    Hyundai is recalling 2019–2021 Kona, Elantra, and Veloster models with 2.0L engines. Improperly heat-treated piston rings may cause engine damage, stalling, and fire risk.

    Product
    HYUNDAI — HYUNDAI ELANTRA, KONA, VELOSTER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE19003 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
  • RQ17004 Recall Query · engine
  • PE13033 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
  • PE13007 Preliminary Evaluation · suspension:rear
  • EA12008 Engineering Analysis · air bags:side/window
  • PE12012 Preliminary Evaluation · air bags

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2013 · steering 270 complaints, median 49,900 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2017 · engine 173 complaints, median 60,000 mi
    Includes 4 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2013 · engine 130 complaints, median 70,000 mi
    Includes 4 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2013 · electrical 128 complaints, median 62,000 mi
    Includes 12 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2017 · body 122 complaints, median 59,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

917 manufacturer service bulletins across 21 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.9/5
  • 2025: 4.3/5 · 21 complaints
  • 2024: 4.0/5 · 52 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2023: 3.7/5 · 97 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2022: 3.4/5 · 100 complaints · most complained-of: seatbelts

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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