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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Recalls

The 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 21, 2024.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
30

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
24V879000
Reported
November 21, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 226,118
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 2022 Elantra Hybrid, 5 other models

24V879000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid complaints by year

NHTSA has received 30 owner complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, the newest on October 22, 2026.

In complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, the component group named most often is the electrical system (37%), followed by the vehicle speed control (37%) and the engine (30%).

The 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System11
  • Vehicle Speed Control11
  • Engine9
  • Service Brakes5
  • Fuel/Propulsion System4
  • Unknown Or Other4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20212
20225
202312
20246
20253
20262

Complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 12. 83% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 30 complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Hyundai Elantra Hybrid by model year

Other 2021 Hyundai models

Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted