Vehicle Safety Hub
RecallsVIN LookupZero Recalls

Vehicle Safety Hub

Free vehicle safety data powered by NHTSA government records. Recalls, complaints, and reliability information for every car, truck, and SUV.

Browse by Make

  • Toyota
  • Honda
  • Ford
  • Chevrolet
  • Nissan
  • Hyundai
  • Kia
  • BMW
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Subaru

Tools

  • VIN Lookup
  • Recent Recalls
  • Compare Vehicles
  • Zero-Recall Vehicles

About

  • About
  • Methodology
  • Data Sources
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

© 2026 Vehicle Safety Hub. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any government agency.

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1. Home
  2. >Hyundai
  3. >Elantra
  4. >2005
  5. >Lights

2005 Hyundai Elantra Lights Problems

Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA

Summary

The 2005 Hyundai Elantra has 3 NHTSA lights complaints and 1 lights-related recall.

Problem Areas for the 2005 Hyundai Elantra

Airbags
65
Electrical
9
Engine
9
Speed Control
9
Brakes
9
Powertrain
7
Steering
6
Visibility
5
Structure
4
Lights
3
Other
3

3

Complaints

1

Recalls

0

Injuries Reported

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026

Lights Recalls

09V280000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE B...

All Lights Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Jun 30, 2020EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTUREAT INSPECTION, MECHANIC NOTED SEVERE AND DANGEROUS RUST TO SUBFRAME AND SUBFLOOR IN MULTIPLE AREAS O...
Jul 11, 2019EXTERIOR LIGHTINGHAS AN ISSUE WITH THE LOW BEAM LIGHT TURNING ON ONLY HIGH BEAMS WORK. AROUND 7:00 PM DRIVING HOME LI...
Nov 1, 2010EXTERIOR LIGHTINGHEADLIGHT BURNT OUT ON 2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. TOOK IT TO GET FIXED AT A CAR REPAIR STORE. CAR REPAI...

Explore More

2005 Hyundai Elantra Full Report→All Hyundai Models→