Hyundai Elantra
Registered from 2001 to 2023.
About this model
The Hyundai Elantra, also known as the Hyundai Avante, is a series of compact cars produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 1990.
From the Wikipedia article Hyundai Elantra, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2005 2.0 diesel. 19 of 59 tests failed, 32%.
Better than 14% of 2005 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 837 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 84% | 16 |
| Suspension | 26% | 5 |
| Body and structure | 21% | 4 |
| Lights and electrics | 21% | 4 |
| Tyres and wheels | 21% | 4 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 16% | 3 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Warning device shows system malfunction
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 99% of 2005 cars — 84% of its 19 failed tests, where an ordinary 2005 car has 37%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 84% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Suspension — 26% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 21% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 16% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 21% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
- Body and structure — 21% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/01586/24
The vehicle's transmission software doesn't engage emergency mode when a fault occurs. This can lead to an unexpectedly severe deceleration, increasing the risk of accidents and injuries. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users