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2000 Hyundai Elantra engine problems

The 2000 Hyundai Elantra has 54 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 21% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

54

Engine complaints

21%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Elantra engine complaints by model year289 complaints1992: 8 complaints1993: 8 complaints1994: 9 complaints1995: 25 complaints1996: 23 complaints1997: 28 complaints1998: 16 complaints1999: 28 complaints2000: 54 complaints2001: 24 complaints2002: 13 complaints2003: 22 complaints2004: 16 complaints2005: 10 complaints2006: 6 complaints2007: 18 complaints2008: 41 complaints2009: 13 complaints2010: 20 complaints2011: 97 complaints2012: 140 complaints2013: 236 complaints2014: 163 complaints2015: 92 complaints2016: 110 complaints2017: 289 complaints2018: 139 complaints2019: 126 complaints2020: 103 complaints2021: 16 complaints2022: 10 complaints2023: 17 complaints2024: 8 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Elantra engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“2000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA - NEW------------7/05 W/ 17,923 MILEAGE ON THE CAR. I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR ON THE PASS. FRONT WINDOW & BOTH BACK WINDOWS. IT IS NOW 12/07 AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE SAME MOTORS IN ALL 3 WINDOWS , MY CAR NOW HAS 29,420 MILEAGE ON THE CAR. THE WINDOW THAT I WOULD USE THE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 16, 2008

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2000 Hyundai Elantra have?

NHTSA has 54 complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Elantra engine — 21% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.