Worst years for a Hyundai Accent
Owners have filed 2,760 complaints about the Hyundai Accent with NHTSA across model years 1991 to 2022. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Every Hyundai Accent year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | C | 32 | 6 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 2021 | B | 22 | 0 | 1 | — | Wheels |
| 2020 | C | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | C | 37 | 3 | 1 | 54,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | C | 23 | 0 | 7 | 999 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | D | 98 | 10 | 5 | 48,791 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | F | 160 | 14 | 9 | 48,945 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | D | 100 | 9 | 17 | 54,000 | Airbags |
| 2014 | D | 99 | 15 | 12 | 71,500 | Brakes |
| 2013 | F | 207 | 27 | 14 | 42,000 | Brakes |
| 2012 | F | 219 | 18 | 18 | 63,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | C | 53 | 5 | 0 | 47,549 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | D | 119 | 9 | 0 | 60,000 | Brakes |
| 2009 | C | 128 | 9 | 1 | 71,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 135 | 15 | 2 | 55,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 113 | 12 | 1 | 70,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | B | 49 | 2 | 0 | 61,000 | Airbags |
| 2005 | C | 76 | 15 | 4 | 66,000 | Lights |
| 2004 | C | 40 | 12 | 3 | 36,000 | Airbags |
| 2003 | C | 45 | 14 | 1 | 32,080 | Airbags |
| 2002 | F | 163 | 30 | 3 | 40,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2001 | D | 148 | 28 | 10 | 58,027 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2000 | D | 115 | 21 | 2 | 61,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1999 | C | 66 | 17 | 3 | 72,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1998 | B | 72 | 8 | 0 | 52,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | C | 82 | 9 | 3 | 73,900 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | D | 142 | 18 | 2 | 98,000 | Suspension |
| 1995 | D | 197 | 38 | 1 | 71,725 | Suspension |
| 1993 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1991 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Suspension |
What breaks on a Hyundai Accent
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Hyundai Accent
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Hyundai Accent, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Hyundai Accent problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Hyundai Accent
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.