NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Hyundai Elantra GT Recalls
The 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 14, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 7
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
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On a 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 26V307000
- Reported
- May 14, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2016 Hyundai Elantra GT complaints by year
NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT, the newest on July 6, 2023.
In complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT, the component group named most often is the engine (71%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).
The 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT's only recall does not concern the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine5
- Electrical System1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Seats1
- Service Brakes1
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 4. 0% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 7 complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra GT by model year
Other 2016 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: May 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted