NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2011 Hyundai Elantra has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Hyundai Elantra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 433
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
On a 2011 Hyundai Elantra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2011 Hyundai Elantra
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 23V651000
- Reported
- September 22, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,649,478
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2015 Elantra, 10 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 20V393000
- Reported
- July 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 272,126
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Elantra, 3 other models
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 15V871000
- Reported
- December 23, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 155,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Elantra
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- Campaign
- 15V629000
- Reported
- October 7, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,157
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 13V115000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 186,250
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Elantra
2011 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 433 owner complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on September 28, 2026. Of these, 17 describe a crash (4%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the engine (21%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the steering (17%).
1 of the 2011 Hyundai Elantra's 5 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2011 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (286 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine92
- Air Bags77
- Steering75
- Suspension66
- Electrical System51
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)34
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 26 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 29 | |
| 2016 | 53 | |
| 2017 | 35 | |
| 2018 | 46 | |
| 2019 | 61 | |
| 2020 | 35 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 25 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 61. 17% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Hyundai Elantra drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 12th highest of the 23 ranked years.
The 433 complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2011 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted