2008 Model Year

Hyundai Elantra

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
314
Recalls
3
Crashes
38
Severe
88

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

11V179000 Mar 2011

Other

No consequence data available

08V694000 Dec 2008

Other

No consequence data available

08V429000 Aug 2008

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Feb 2026

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that a week after the dealer performed the recall repair under NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V0...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Nov 2025

The car was being driven nomore than 1hr. It began to smoke under the hood. The ABS EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE Then the EPS lights were on. T...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES Fire
Aug 2025

The engine bay of my car caught fire due to the abs pump and module not turning off. I bought a part but never opened the box because I received a pie...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jul 2025

Has not yet been officially diagnosed by a dealer or independent service center, but while turning into a neighborhood at around 15-25 mph the car jer...

Fuel System
Apr 2025

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle started jerking and stalled. There were no warning light...

SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES
Mar 2025

The entire undercarriage of the vehicle is rusted, allowed for 3 sections is not sufficient as it does not accurately account for the damage. The Fuel...

STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES
Jun 2024

I want to go start my car just now to go to the store and when I turned it on and started it up the ABS lights emergency brake light and EPS light alw...

Carry Handle, Shell, Base,Other/I am not sure
Mar 2024

When we rotate the car seat to lock it in place, the shell doesn't immediately lock in and we have to try several times to get it to lock in. Weve had...

Air Bags
Dec 2023

While making a U-turn in a parking lot I accidentally ran over a pothole. Upon doing so the driver's airbag deployed burning a hole through my shirt a...

Electrical System
Sep 2023

We received a citation for brake lights not functioning. I realized that there had been a safety recall on the brake light switch, and contacted Brand...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2008 Hyundai Elantra has 314 complaints and 3 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Steering. 38 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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