NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Hyundai Elantra Recalls
The 2020 Hyundai Elantra has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 28, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Hyundai Elantra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 254
- Crashes reported
- 21
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Hyundai Elantra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2020 Hyundai Elantra
Engine
- Campaign
- 21V301000
- Reported
- April 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 158,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 Elantra, 2 other models
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 19V720000
- Reported
- October 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint
- Campaign
- 19V721000
- Reported
- October 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 744
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Hyundai Elantra
2020 Hyundai Elantra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 254 owner complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Elantra, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 21 describe a crash (8%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Elantra, the component group named most often is the engine (43%), followed by the power train (19%) and the exterior lighting (11%).
1 of the 2020 Hyundai Elantra's 3 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2020 Hyundai Elantra owners gave the mileage (76 complaints), the median was 9,450 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine109
- Power Train47
- Exterior Lighting28
- Electrical System27
- Unknown Or Other26
- Steering20
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 48 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 39 | |
| 2026 | 49 |
Complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Elantra peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 49. 52% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Hyundai Elantra drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Hyundai Elantra year in the same window: 4th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 254 complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Elantra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Elantra by model year
Other 2020 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted