NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2013 Hyundai Elantra has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 22, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 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
- 1,314
- Crashes reported
- 93
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
31 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 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 2013 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 2011–2012, 2014–2015 Elantra, 10 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 17V769000
- Reported
- November 30, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 390,467
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Elantra
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 16V574000
- Reported
- August 2, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Hyundai Elantra
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 2011–2012 Elantra
2013 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,314 owner complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on September 24, 2026. Of these, 93 describe a crash (7%) and 31 a fire; owners reported 66 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the steering (21%), followed by the engine (18%) and the air bags (13%).
1 of the 2013 Hyundai Elantra's 4 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2013 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (795 complaints), the median was 45,368 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering271
- Engine233
- Air Bags168
- Service Brakes164
- Electrical System155
- Unknown Or Other123
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 71 | |
| 2014 | 144 | |
| 2015 | 107 | |
| 2016 | 75 | |
| 2017 | 84 | |
| 2018 | 122 | |
| 2019 | 150 | |
| 2020 | 93 | |
| 2021 | 71 | |
| 2022 | 52 | |
| 2023 | 110 | |
| 2024 | 158 | |
| 2025 | 35 | |
| 2026 | 24 |
Complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 158. 32% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Hyundai Elantra drew 4.4× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 1st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the Hyundai Elantra years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,314 complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2013 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: September 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted