Hyundai Accent Reliability
2,741 NHTSA complaints (1991–2022). Complaint rate: 158.8 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2012–2013 Hyundai Accent. The 2018–2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: AIR BAGS.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Hyundai Accent Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 294 | 34.0% |
| ENGINE | 229 | 0.9% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 153 | 3.3% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 140 | 5.7% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 122 | 11.5% |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 122 | 86.9% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 110 | 1.8% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 90 | 14.4% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 78 | 1.3% |
| STEERING | 73 | 17.8% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1995AVOID | — | 197 | 38 | 1 | View → |
| 1996 | — | 142 | 18 | 2 | View → |
| 1997 | — | 82 | 9 | 3 | View → |
| 1998 | — | 72 | 8 | — | View → |
| 1999 | — | 66 | 17 | 3 | View → |
| 2000 | — | 115 | 21 | 2 | View → |
| 2001AVOID | — | 148 | 28 | 10 | View → |
| 2002AVOID | — | 163 | 30 | 3 | View → |
| 2003GOOD | — | 45 | 14 | 1 | View → |
| 2004GOOD | — | 40 | 12 | 3 | View → |
| 2005 | — | 76 | 15 | 4 | View → |
| 2006GOOD | — | 49 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2007 | — | 113 | 12 | 1 | View → |
| 2008 | — | 135 | 15 | 2 | View → |
| 2009 | — | 128 | 9 | 1 | View → |
| 2010 | — | 119 | 9 | — | View → |
| 2011GOOD | — | 51 | 5 | — | View → |
| 2012AVOID | — | 217 | 18 | 18 | View → |
| 2013AVOID | — | 203 | 27 | 13 | View → |
| 2014 | — | 98 | 15 | 12 | View → |
| 2015 | — | 98 | 9 | 15 | View → |
| 2016AVOID | — | 156 | 13 | 9 | View → |
| 2017 | — | 96 | 9 | 5 | View → |
| 2018GOOD | — | 21 | 0 | 7 | View → |
| 2019GOOD | — | 37 | 3 | 1 | View → |
| 2020GOOD | — | 17 | 2 | 1 | View → |
| 2021GOOD | — | 22 | 0 | 1 | View → |
| 2022GOOD | — | 32 | 6 | 3 | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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See also: Hyundai Accentaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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