2006 Hyundai Elantra Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 56 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the 2006 Hyundai Elantra, 36% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 68,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “air bag” (61% of reports).
- 56air bags complaints
- 68,000median miles at failure
- 17mention a crash
- 13mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 15%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Air bag: mentioned in 34 of 56 complaints (61%)
- Passenger seat: mentioned in 15 of 56 complaints (27%)
- Airbag deploy: mentioned in 6 of 56 complaints (11%)
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 43 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 56 complaints, 17 mention a crash, 13 an injury.
Hyundai Elantra air bags complaints by model year
| Model year | Air Bags complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Elantra | 1 | 50% | — |
| 2025 Elantra | 3 | 14% | 3,300 |
| 2024 Elantra | 1 | 2% | 5,308 |
| 2023 Elantra | 6 | 6% | 44,000 |
| 2022 Elantra | 4 | 4% | 60,000 |
| 2021 Elantra | 2 | 2% | — |
| 2020 Elantra | 5 | 2% | 7,000 |
| 2019 Elantra | 2 | 1% | — |
| 2018 Elantra | 12 | 4% | 46,000 |
| 2017 Elantra | 32 | 4% | 26,500 |
| 2016 Elantra | 26 | 9% | 32,000 |
| 2015 Elantra | 23 | 9% | 25,673 |
| 2014 Elantra | 32 | 8% | 41,673 |
| 2013 Elantra | 168 | 13% | 71,088 |
| 2012 Elantra | 124 | 19% | 89,000 |
| 2011 Elantra | 77 | 18% | 99,000 |
| 2010 Elantra | 46 | 12% | 63,830 |
| 2009 Elantra | 42 | 17% | 82,500 |
| 2008 Elantra | 38 | 12% | 55,819 |
| 2007 Elantra | 46 | 17% | 66,055 |
| 2006 Elantra | 56 | 36% | 68,000 |
| 2005 Elantra | 71 | 52% | 35,500 |
| 2004 Elantra | 114 | 63% | 17,102 |
| 2003 Elantra | 48 | 21% | 46,000 |
| 2002 Elantra | 70 | 20% | 71,000 |
| 2001 Elantra | 118 | 37% | 62,000 |
| 2000 Elantra | 39 | 20% | 50,513 |
| 1999 Elantra | 20 | 16% | 80,500 |
| 1998 Elantra | 7 | 13% | — |
| 1997 Elantra | 21 | 18% | 141,000 |
| 1996 Elantra | 14 | 14% | — |
| 1995 Elantra | 35 | 31% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists air bags for the 2006 Hyundai Elantra. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
My son was driving our 2006 Hyundai Elantra and crashed into the end of a guardrail. The air bag did not deploy. The car was declared a total loss by the insurance company. I am concerned that the airbag did not deploy with the severity of the crash. I have uploaded three pictures of the car and…
I noticed that my airbag light stays on near my dashboard where are the speedometer is and when i have passengers in my car the passenger airbag light is off i don't believe my sensors work for my airbags
Air bag light on brake lights stay on after car off and foot not pushing them on
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2006 Hyundai Elantras have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 56 owner complaints about air bags for the 2006 Hyundai Elantra (36% of the 155 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Hyundai Elantra air bags?
No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.
At what mileage do air bags problems start?
The median reported mileage is 68,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the 2006 Hyundai Elantra?
The most frequent phrase is “air bag”, in 34 of 56 complaints, followed by “passenger seat” (15).
See all 2006 Hyundai Elantra problems or air bags problems across all Elantra years.