Skip to content
EquipmentPart report

2006 Hyundai Elantra Equipment Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
1%of 155 total for the year
Median mileage
20,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the equipment of the 2006 Hyundai Elantra, 1% of the 155 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 20,000 miles.

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.

“I bought the car at 4400 miles shortly there after the transmission was slipping after repeated trips to the dealer they replaced it. Soon there after the speedometer and odometer stopped working, again, repeated trips to the dealer they then replaced the speed sensor and module for transmission. …”

NHTSA complaint #10233109, filed 2008-07, 20,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201610%
201330%
201241%
201141%
200931%
200831%
200710%
200611%
200521%
200331%
200251%
200162%
199975%
199812%
199711%
199611%
199533%
199423%
199314%
199213%

Other parts of the 2006 Hyundai Elantra

Air bags
56 complaints
Exterior lighting
38 complaints
Brakes
32 complaints
Electrical system
16 complaints
Vehicle speed control
11 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
Seats
5 complaints
Engine cooling
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Hyundai Elantra

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology