2015 Hyundai Elantra vehicle speed control problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2015 Hyundai Elantra — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Drove my 2015 Hyundai Elantra on the coldest day of the year to an appointment. Car was fully warmed up. Pulled into a gas station to park and was going less than 3 mph, making a left hand turn into the space. Elantra suddenly accelerated hard and the car hit a cement pole, causing extensive front…”
filed Feb 19, 2025
“On [XXX] I was parking in my parking spot outside my house, went to pull up 3 more inches in my parking spot when the vehicle accelerated at an extremely rapid speed, went over the high curb, up my front lawn into the tree in my front yard. It was a battle between the brake and the gas acceleration…”
filed Jan 29, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Elantra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Elantra | 1 | 5% |
| 2024 Elantra | 6 | 12% |
| 2023 Elantra | 4 | 4% |
| 2022 Elantra | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 Elantra | 10 | 8% |
| 2020 Elantra | 13 | 5% |
| 2019 Elantra | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 Elantra | 13 | 5% |
| 2017 Elantra | 23 | 3% |
| 2016 Elantra | 18 | 6% |
| 2014 Elantra | 27 | 7% |
| 2013 Elantra | 50 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2015 Hyundai Elantra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.