Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.
vehicle
2018 / hyundai / elantra
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-31)
complaints
281 on file (2018-01-07 → 2026-08-24)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
149 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Paint peeling and delamination on hood and roofSTRUCTURE16 complaints2021-11 → 2026-07elantra-2018-paint-delamination
11476792 Car paint delamination (roof), Pearl White color. Car is 4 years old, 51,000 miles, garage kept. Paint peeling off of roof down to car metal
11502534 Paint is peeling off the hood in 2 very large, growing spots. Nothing has struck the hood, the paint is lifting and flaking off all on its own. The color is Pearl White
11578555 Paint fell off from the vehicle's body, specifically from the front of hood cover and the roof in large patches for no reason
Theft of vehicles without an engine immobilizerUNKNOWN OR OTHER14 complaints2021-08 → 2026-07elantra-2018-theft-no-immobilizer
11538372 The car was stolen from an apartment parking lot due to no immobilizer being installed, making the car very easy to steal
11751074 My vehicle was stolen using this method, driven approximately 30-40 miles, and abandoned. It was found stripped of parts, including the catalytic converter
11517414 The vehicle was found later by Minneapolis police, and my insurance company deemed it a Total Loss, as they would no longer insure the vehicle because the same models have such a dramatically high theft rate
Engine shutoff and loss of motive power while drivingENGINE44 complaints2021-06 → 2026-04elantra-2018-engine-stall-power-loss
11644929 Engine shuts off suddenly in the middle of road; several times on the way back home while my wife was driving with no warnings. Very unsafe if another car is behind. She cranked over and it went, but it happend again in an intersection after a stop sign
11469552 Multiple events of engine shutoff while driving. This results in loss of power braking, power steering and any acceleration. This occurs both at highway and non-highway speeds
11536060 I can stop at a stop sign, light or slow down and it will quit. We've had work done on it and they say they have it fixed but it's still doing the same thing. It will just die, the engine light will come on or it will say key not recognized
Excessive oil consumption between oil changesENGINE18 complaints2022-09 → 2026-06elantra-2018-oil-consumption
11669500 Burning oil internally. Adding 1 quart about every 1000 miles
11698011 Excessive oil consumption. Engine completely dry after 3500 miles in between oil change with no check oil warning light
11562821 I noticed around 100,000 miles that my car was going through oil when I heard a ticking in the engine. I pulled over and checked and there was no oil on the dipstick. No warning lights or nothing
Engine seizure and rod bearing failureENGINE20 complaints2021-06 → 2026-06elantra-2018-engine-seizure-rod-bearing
11746085 The engine in my 2018 Hyundai Elantra suffered a sudden internal failure at 118,444 miles. The vehicle began knocking, losing power, and running roughly. A dealership inspection confirmed heavy scoring on cylinders 1, 3, and 4, oil intrusion into the cylinders, and piston top…
11624546 Engine seized up at 142K miles. Had regular oil changes and maintenance. Connecting rod crank shaft end / bearing blew apart and seized engine
11613029 The engine experienced rod bearing failure while driving the vehicle. The vehicle died on the road in a high traffic area, which put me and others at risk as they tried to maneuver around the car and as I tried to get the car off the road
Cylinder misfires with ignition coil and injector failureENGINE9 complaints2022-03 → 2025-11elantra-2018-misfire-ignition-coil
11699689 Initial Fault Code: P0303 Replaced all 4 spark plugs and all 4 ignition coils. The check engine light extinguished momentarily but returned, logging P0303 and a new P0301 Replaced all 4 fuel injectors
11655704 Fuel injectors failed at 43,000 miles and 66,000 miles with no warning. Car misfired and left me stranded
11573775 So my 2018 Hyundai elantra has had the ignition/starter coils go bad now for the third time, the first 2 times the car was under warranty, I thought the second time it was odd to have the same problem, the car shakes violently, stalls out, and or refuses to start
11474962 While driving at night the headlights turn off. The headlights are set to auto at all times. The headlights will come back on when the switch is moved to the on position. This occurs almost nightly
11491405 My headlights on left side (low beam)and right side (high beam) have each burned out three times. My high mounted brake light has been replaced at least five times as well as my left and right brake lights
11611717 Twice now while I’ve been driving at night, my headlights have gone off an and come back on by themselves. They were off about 15 seconds each time
Steering wheel lockup and loss of power steering assistSTEERING5 complaints2021-10 → 2023-11elantra-2018-steering-lockup
11546523 The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel occasionally failed to turn to the right or left and seized. While reversing, the steering wheel seized. After placing the vehicle in park and restarting, the vehicle worked as designed
11466427 Steering wheel of my 2018 value edition elantra periodically locks up and won't turn left or right.. and car has to be taken to a stop and turned on and off to reset it
11557306 just prior to turning the power steering failed. i was able to avoid a collision by using all my strength to turn steering wheel
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2018 Hyundai Elantra vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/hyundai/elantra
@misc{wrenchpro_2018_hyundai_elantra_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2018 Hyundai Elantra},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/hyundai/elantra}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
