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2009 Hyundai Elantra Body and structure Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
4%of 254 total for the year
Median mileage
77,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the body and structure of the 2009 Hyundai Elantra, 4% of the 254 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 77,500 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.

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 hit a deer on highway 890 in rotterdam ny, spun out of control and hit the guardrail, car had damage all around, the most damage was in the front resulting in a totaled vehicle, my whole front end is gone, and no airbags deployed, we were traveling doing about 60 miles per hour”

NHTSA complaint #10820497, filed 2016-01, 113,000 miles

“On 09/17/2018 I woke up around 5 am to find the Elantra fully engulfed in flames in the front end. It wasn't running, nothing left on, it had not been run for 4 hours so the engine should have been cold. No drivability problems before. Police and fire department responded, put the fire out and stated that they saw nothing suspicious about the fire and that I should check on problems with Hyundai. This car only had 70000 miles on it with a 10 year 100000 mile warrantee .I went to the dealer, they told me it was not covered without even looking at it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11140848, filed 2018-10, 70,000 miles

“In january 2017 I was involved in a accident. I hit another car in the rear at 65 MPH. The air bag failed to deploy I have been trying to get information from hyundia for over two years and they will not give any information they finally looked at my vehicle and said that the air bag failed to deploy because it was not designed to deploy in that type of accident .I assume there is a manufacture design problem. I was traveling on the freeway and a young girl crossed four lanes of traffic right in front of me and I hit her dielectric in the rear at 65 MPH. …”

NHTSA complaint #11155603, filed 2018-12, 46,000 miles

“My vehicle the Elantra ( aprox sp 40mph) rear ended a chevy tahoe( aprx sp 30mph) my Elantra was a total loss and my lower back was injured as well as my right hand. I had to be taken from the vehicle from ems and transported to the hospital. The occupant of the tahoe didn't receive any injury. This is the second accident in this vehicle that the air bags did not deploy . In 2011 my vehicle moving aprox 55mph struck 3 deer at once on the passenger front of the vehicle, my son experience a shoulder injury who was my passenger.”

NHTSA complaint #10592926, filed 2014-05, 170,000 miles

“I was driving to work and there had been loose gravel on the road. Trying to keep the car steady I lost control and at 50 MPH hit a tree head on. Jaws of life were used to remove me from the vehicle. Had anyone been in the passenger seat they would have died instantly. I suffered broken ribs, fractured vertebrae in my back, fractured pelvis, major contusions and hematoma. Was out of work for almost 3 months and then returned part time for months. Began the year 2015 full time which has been very difficult. Wore a back brace and now use a cane all the time.”

NHTSA complaint #10715396, filed 2015-05, 40,000 miles

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202424%
202333%
202222%
202132%
202073%
201931%
2018155%
201713417%
2016186%
2015145%
201492%
2013514%
2012162%
201161%
2010226%
2009114%
2008103%
2007207%
200685%
200575%
200432%
20033214%
2002278%
2001289%
200074%
199965%
199812%
199798%
199655%
199576%
199479%
1992310%

Other parts of the 2009 Hyundai Elantra

Steering
133 complaints
Air bags
42 complaints
Brakes
27 complaints
Electrical system
24 complaints
Vehicle speed control
18 complaints
Engine
13 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Electronic stability control
10 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
Equipment
3 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Hyundai Elantra

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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