NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2005 Hyundai Elantra has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 21, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Hyundai Elantra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 137
- Crashes reported
- 30
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Hyundai Elantra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2005 Hyundai Elantra
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09V280000
- Reported
- July 21, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,011
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Elantra, 4 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 05V479000
- Reported
- October 17, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,105
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Elantra
Air bags
- Campaign
- 05V395000
- Reported
- September 12, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 231,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Elantra
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 05V187000
- Reported
- April 28, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 277
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2005 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 137 owner complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on February 11, 2026. Of these, 30 describe a crash (22%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 26 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the air bags (52%), followed by the vehicle speed control (10%) and the electrical system (7%).
2 of the 2005 Hyundai Elantra's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (107 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags71
- Vehicle Speed Control14
- Electrical System10
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic9
- Power Train7
- Structure7
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 18. 36% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Hyundai Elantra drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 20th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 137 complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2005 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: February 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted