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Hyundai Accent

Every Hyundai Accent model year on file, 2015 to 2022. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years33457 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years82015 to 2022

Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins529Summed across model years

By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 101, 30% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Hyundai Accent complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

119

Airbags

Electrical system

Brakes

Structure

Steering

Speed control

Powertrain

Fuel system

Seat belts

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Hyundai Accent model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Hyundai Accent by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2022	Sedan	17	11.8	243	2	0	36
2021	Sedan	16	12.5	188	4	1	49
2020	Sedan	12	25.0	133	4	1	67
2019	Sedan	31	12.9	230	1	0	77
2018	Sedan	19	21.1	158	1	0	82
2017	Sedan	68	19.1	400	0	0	68
2016	Sedan	101	10.9	721	0	0	74
2015	Sedan	70	25.7	438	2	1	76

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Hyundai Accent

23V-651 Sep 22, 2023
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) module may leak brake fluid internally and cause an electrical short, which can result in an engine compartment fire…
Brakes · 1.65M vehicles
22V-354 May 19, 2022
In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment
Seat belts · 230k vehicles
22V-311 May 6, 2022
Bolt in the steering column may not be secured properly, which can cause the steering column to detach from the steering rack and result in a loss…
Steering · 2 vehicles
22V-218 Apr 1, 2022
In the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment
Seat belts · 6,240 vehicles
22V-069 Feb 9, 2022
In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment
Seat belts · 354 vehicles
21V-937 Dec 2, 2021
Brake master cylinder may have been manufactured with sharp edges that can damage the inner oil seal, resulting in reduced braking performance
Brakes · 76 vehicles
21V-619 Aug 6, 2021
Trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside
Latches and locks · 348k vehicles
15V-218 Apr 13, 2015
In very cold temperatures, the occupant detection system (ODS) may not be able to determine if a child restraint seat is in the front passenger seat
Airbags · 2,580 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.