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2022 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 40 safety complaints about the 2022 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid with the US government. Of those, 3 describe a crash, 3 people were injured and no death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering back-over prevention.

The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 13 complaints, 33% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers February 2022 to September 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

40 complaints on file

40

Complaints

3

Describe a crash

0

Mention fire

3

People injured

0

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 13 · 33%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9 · 23%
POWER TRAIN 8 · 20%
ENGINE 7 · 18%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 6 · 15%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 · 13%
LANE DEPARTURE 4 · 10%
SEAT BELTS 4 · 10%
SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 10%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 · 8%
AIR BAGS 1 · 3%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 · 3%
0 8 15

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 40.

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2022 at 14.

16 12 8 4
22 23 24 25 26

This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2022 to 2026, the last of them a part year, which is why its column is drawn faint.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA crashes a car into a barrier and a pole and measures what happens to the dummies inside. This is what it awarded the 2022 Hyundai ELANTRA HYBRID, and it is a separate question from what owners report going wrong later.

Test 4 DR FWD
Overall
Frontal crash
Frontal, driver
Frontal, passenger
Side crash
Side barrier
Side pole
Rollover
Chance of rollover 10.1%
Stability control standard Forward collision warning standard Lane departure warning standard

A dash means NHTSA did not rate that test for this vehicle.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

24V879000 · November 21, 2024

The defect
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Santa Fe HEV, Elantra, Elantra HEV and 2022 Elantra N and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. Due to a damaged printed circuit board, the rearview camera image may fail to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
The risk
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's visibility and increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2025. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 271.

Hyundai Motor America · up to 226,118 vehicles across all model years covered

In owners’ own words

Quoted from the complaint file

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed

the air bags failed in deploy and the automatic calling system failed to call the police upon impact. my mirror was taken off in a hit and run and the police were not contacted. the passenger side of my car was hit in an incorrect lane change by the other party and the intercom system did not call the police. i was rear ended in a 45 pmh zone and airbags failed to deploy and the intercom system did not call the police. i was t boned in a 45 mph zone and the airbags failed to deploy and the police were once again not called automatically by the car. due to the amount of damage to the car my lien holder lost interest and did not send any one to check on the damages, not did my insurance as i

NHTSA complaint 11661691, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

1 injured · crash · towed

I was slowly pulling into a parking spot in a lot. As I approached the curb, I gently pressed the brake to come to a complete stop. However, instead of stopping, the vehicle suddenly and forcefully accelerated forward very fast without warning, resulting in a crash.

NHTSA complaint 11676850. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

1 injured

2 times on freeway and 1 time on city streets, no vehicles within 100 yards and vehicle came to complete random stop. On freeway, tires skidded it was so abrupt and had neck pains for a few days thereafter. One time also on city street, corrective steering pulled shaply to right almost causing accident. Called hyundai and the representative had no advice or care to even intake the issue for records.not a safe vehicle especially since the engine has already failed and the ac has been replaced. It's now a frankenstein death trap being a danger to myself and others but they do not care.

NHTSA complaint 11569635. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN

crash · 26,000 miles

The contact owns a 2022 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated his wife parked the vehicle in the garage and turned off the vehicle. When he walked outside, he noticed the vehicle had rolled out of the garage and struck a parked vehicle. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The dealer was contacted, and they advised to contact the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted, and they stated that the contact needed to submit different documents and pictures to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 26,000.

NHTSA complaint 11480865. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The vehicle's cruise control, which was set at 63 mph, set itself to 110 mph and began to accelerate before I turned it off. I reset the cruise control, and it happened again immediately afterwards.

NHTSA complaint 11764291. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle: 2022 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Safety Complaint: While driving on the highway, my 2022 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid displayed a warning message stating “Check Hybrid System. Stop Safely.” Immediately after the warning appeared, the vehicle lost power and acceleration. The car entered a reduced-power mode, making it difficult and unsafe to maintain traffic speed. The warning instructed me to stop the vehicle immediately. This occurred while I was traveling at highway speeds, creating a dangerous situation for myself, my passengers, and other drivers. The sudden loss of power could easily result in a rear-end collision or other serious accident because the vehicle is unable to accelerate

NHTSA complaint 11742526, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This 2022 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid poses an imminent fire and safety hazard due to catastrophic high-voltage system failures. On December 11, 2025 (Mileage: 54,527), the vehicle displayed a "Check Hybrid System" warning. The dealership diagnosed a swollen 12V battery and, critically, a melted power relay assembly and melted power cable. This indicates extreme thermal overload. The dealer stated they could not repair it independently and deferred to the Hyundai Engineering Team. This is the second major high-voltage failure. On March 23, 2024 (Mileage: 34,276), the vehicle suffered a total electrical blackout while driving at highway speeds at night. The vehicle lost all motive power, interior

NHTSA complaint 11706009, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
The emergency braking system activated and began slowing down the car on two occasions: sometime in the fall of 2022 and on 09/01/2025. In both instances, I was driving about 65mpg on an interstate. There were no cars in front of me to cause the system to activate.

NHTSA complaint 11690278. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN
On [XXX] and [XXX], while driving at approximately 50 MPH, my vehicle experienced a sudden and complete loss of power, presenting an immediate safety hazard. The incident unfolded as follows: Without warning, the car emitted an alarming sound from the cabin. Simultaneously, a message appeared on the dashboard stating "Check Hybrid System" and instructing me to "Pull Over Safely." This was the first and only warning; there were no prior indications or symptoms of any problem before this sudden failure. Immediately upon this warning, the vehicle experienced a total loss of power. The component that failed appears to be the hybrid system itself, leading to a complete electrical system

NHTSA complaint 11669196, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Hyundai Elantra Hybrid

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 5 1 —
2023 55 0 —
2021 29 1 —

Other 2022 Hyundai models

Ioniq 5 406 Tucson 383 Palisade 307 Santa FE 199 Santa Cruz 185 Tucson Hybrid 112 Elantra 101 Kona 99

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every Hyundai on this site — 205 vehicles.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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