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2018 Hyundai Elantra transmission problems

The 2018 Hyundai Elantra has 24 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

24

Transmission complaints

6%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Elantra transmission complaints by model year62 complaints1992: 9 complaints1993: 5 complaints1994: 10 complaints1995: 19 complaints1996: 20 complaints1997: 34 complaints1998: 13 complaints1999: 45 complaints2000: 22 complaints2001: 16 complaints2002: 17 complaints2003: 9 complaints2004: 7 complaints2005: 7 complaints2006: 8 complaints2007: 10 complaints2008: 30 complaints2009: 8 complaints2010: 32 complaints2011: 21 complaints2012: 40 complaints2013: 57 complaints2014: 21 complaints2015: 17 complaints2016: 28 complaints2017: 62 complaints2018: 24 complaints2019: 11 complaints2020: 45 complaints2021: 7 complaints2022: 5 complaints2023: 9 complaints2024: 3 complaints
Elantra transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“no warning at all the engine blew apart sling oil in the road car lost all power I was turning into the drive way or about too when this happened I had to clean the road way and tow the vehical home hundyai would not help I cannot get help from hundyai dealer which told me it would be 3 months…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · April 6, 2021

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2018 Hyundai Elantra have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Elantra transmission — 6% 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.