2017 Hyundai Elantra Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 797 owner complaints for the 2017 Hyundai Elantra.

Recalled components: steering, brakes, and air bags. Most-described problem: stalling or shutting off (148 complaints, 19%). Most-reported area: engine (313 complaints, 39%; median mileage when it happened: 54,300).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Nov 12, 2026

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Includes the Elantra GT hatchback.

4 safety recalls for the 2017 Hyundai Elantra

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA's investigations file, dated Nov 12, 2026, lists no investigations for the 2017 Hyundai Elantra.

What owners report

Owners have filed 797 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Elantra. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Stalling or shutting off148 · 19%
  Median 54,300 miles at failure, from 51 reports with mileage
• Door lock or latch problems126 · 16%
  Median 70,000 miles at failure, from 41 reports with mileage
• Check engine light107 · 13%
  Median 61,100 miles at failure, from 48 reports with mileage
• Engine failure or replacement75 · 9%
  Median 75,500 miles at failure, from 24 reports with mileage
• Misfires or rough running75 · 9%
  Median 41,000 miles at failure, from 25 reports with mileage
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration61 · 8%
  Median 39,000 miles at failure, from 29 reports with mileage
• Loss of power or limp mode54 · 7%
  Median 68,000 miles at failure, from 19 reports with mileage
• Hesitation or slow acceleration37 · 5%
  Median 36,500 miles at failure, from 20 reports with mileage

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Engine313 · 39%
  Median 54,300 miles at failure, from 117 reports with mileage
• Body structure134 · 17%
  Most named: body (128); body, door (4) · Median 57,700 miles at failure, from 38 reports with mileage
• Electrical system114 · 14%
  Median 41,000 miles at failure, from 38 reports with mileage
• Steering72 · 9%
  Median 40,500 miles at failure, from 20 reports with mileage
• Powertrain67 · 8%
  Median 32,700 miles at failure, from 30 reports with mileage
• Latches, locks and linkages53 · 7%
  Most named: doors, latch (40); doors, lock (4)
• Brakes50 · 6%
  Median 27,000 miles at failure, from 28 reports with mileage
• Unknown or other131 · 16%
  Median 38,000 miles at failure, from 40 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Hyundai Elantra recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2017 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2013 Elantra drew the most (347) and the 2017 drew 154.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2017 Elantra MPG

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