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Exterior lightingPart report

2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
3%of 30 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, 3% of the 30 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The headlights and back lights turn off at random times when the headlights are on the automatic setting. This problem happens very frequently at night, putting my family at risk when the lights go off and cannot see what is ahead of us. In addition to a cop pulling me over for not having my lights on and he asked me if I was playing with the lights since they were going on and off and luckily the cop did not give me a ticket when I explained and he saw the problem (he advised me to get on this website and to make a report). …”

NHTSA complaint #11672296, filed 2025-07

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Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202335%
202238%
202113%

Other parts of the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid

Electrical system
11 complaints
Vehicle speed control
11 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
3 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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