When buying a new or used vehicle, safety is one of the main concerns most people have. If you are shopping for a Hyundai Elantra, you’ll be happy to know that the Elantra lineup has some of the safest models on the market.
How safe is the 2020 Hyundai Elantra?
The 2020 Hyundai Elantra recevied a 4-star rating from the NHTSA and the highest score of “Good” by the IIHS. Combine that with a 4.34-Star Owner and 4.5 Expert Review Ratings from Vehicle History for a winning combination.
The safety a vehicle offers is much more than the results of a crash test. Other factors, such as the type of headlights, the standard or available safety options, and other factors influence the vehicle’s safety as well.
Hyundai Elantra Crash Test Rating
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Test/Results
The IIHS gave the 2020 Hyundai Elantra a “Good” rating for the following crashworthiness categories:
- Small overlap front: driver’s side
- Small overlap front: passenger’s side
- Moderate overlap front
- Side
- Roof strength
- Head restraints and seats
For crash avoidance and mitigation, the IIHS awarded the 2020 Elantra with:
- A “Good” for the Limited and Sport trims with LED projector low beam and high beam headlights with high-beam assist
- A “Poor” for the SE, SEL, Value Edition, and Eco trims with halogen projector headlights without high-beam assist.
- Under the front crash prevention for vehicle-to-vehicle incidents, the optional system received a “Superior” rating. The standard system was not rated. For vehicle-to-pedestrian incidents, the optional system received an “Advanced” rating.
- Child seat anchors received an “Acceptable” rating for the LATCH system ease of use.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Test/Results
The NHTSA rated the 2020 Hyundai Elantra with:
- Frontal barrier test
- The overall rating, which combines the front driver’s side and the front passenger’s side, is four stars for the frontal barrier test on the 2020 Hyundai Elantra. Each side received a 4-star rating.
- Side Barrier and Side Pole Tests
Overall, the 2020 Hyundai Elantra received four stars for combined side barrier and side pole tests.
The breakdown is as follows:
- Five stars for the combined side barrier and side pole ratings for the driver
- Four stars for the side barrier rear seat passenger
- The Elantra received five stars for the driver’s side barrier test and four stars for the rear passenger side barrier test. When the Elantra suffered a side impact (not from a pole), the inside door panel on the rear door hit the rear seat crash-test dummy. Overall, the Elantra received four stars.
- For overall side pole rating, the NHTSA gave the 2020 Hyundai Elantra five stars.
Finally, the NHTSA rated the 2020 Hyundai Elantra witih a four-star rating for the rollover test. It found that the Elantra’s rollover risk is 10.70 percent.
Hyundai Elantra Safety Tech
The following safety equipment is standard on all trim level (S, SEL, and Limited):
- Forward-collision avoidance-assist with pedestrian detection (S, SEL, and Limited)
- Blind-spot collision avoidance-assist
- Rear cross-traffic collision avoidance-assist
- Lane-keeping assist
- Lane-following assist
- Driver attention warning
- High-beam assist
- Safe exit warning
The safety items that are standard on the Limited, optional on the SEL, and not available on the S include:
- Forward-collision avoidance-assist with pedestrian, cyclist, and junction-turning detection
- Smart cruise control with Stop & Go
- The following safety features are standard on the Limited only and not available on the two lower trim levels:
- Parking distance warning – reverse
- Parking collision-avoidance assist – reverse
- Highway drive assist
The following safety features – some, such as traction control that are required by law – and those that are found inside the Elantra are standard on all trim levels:
- Adjustable front shoulder belt anchors
- Front seat belt pre-tensioners
- The LATCH system for child safety seats – upper tether anchors and lower anchors
- Power window lock-out button
- Child safety locks for the rear doors
- Front dual SRS airbags with occupant classification system
- Side-impact airbags for the driver and front passenger
- Side-curtain airbags for the front and rear passengers
- A driver’s knee airbag
- ABS brakes
- Vehicle stability management, electronic stability control, hill start assist, and traction control
- Brake assist
- A tire pressure monitoring system
- An energy absorbing steering column
- Crumple zones in the front and rear
People Also Ask
How Safe is the Hyundai Elantra?
The Hyundai Elantra is a safe car, though, according to the NHTSA, the SEL and Limited are safer than the S trim level.
How Many Airbags Does the Hyundai Elantra Have?
The Elantra has seven airbags: Two front, two in the front on the sides, two in the rear on the sides, and a knee airbag for the driver.
What is the Safest Hyundai?
The 2020 Hyundai Elantra, along with the Elantra GT, Veloster, Sonata, Kona, Tucson, Santa Fe, and Palisade all won the 2020 Top Safety Pick from the IIHS.
Does the Hyundai Elantra Have Anti-Lock Brakes?
Yes. The Elantra has four-wheel disc anti-lock brakes.
What Does the ABS Light Mean on a Hyundai?
If the ABS light comes on, the anti-lock brake system computer is telling you that your vehicle’s ABS system has a problem.
The ABS system will not work if the ABS light is on. The problem could be in the computer, the wiring, or the sensors for the ABS system. While the vehicle is drivable, it is not advisable unless at some point you learned to drive a vehicle that didn’t have ABS.
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