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Hyundai Accent problems reported in California

275 of the 2,760 complaints filed about the Hyundai Accent came from California, most often about the airbags.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

275

Complaints from California

30

Crashes

18

Fires

2013

Worst model year

What failed

Airbags 39 14.2%
Brakes 33 12.0%
Engine & Cooling 30 10.9%
Lights 15 5.5%
Steering 13 4.7%
Suspension 11 4.0%
Seat Belts 9 3.3%

By model year

1995 Accent 8 2.9%
1996 Accent 19 6.9%
1997 Accent 4 1.5%
1998 Accent 9 3.3%
1999 Accent 3 1.1%
2000 Accent 12 4.4%
2001 Accent 8 2.9%
2002 Accent 24 8.7%
2003 Accent 5 1.8%
2004 Accent 5 1.8%
2005 Accent 15 5.5%
2006 Accent 8 2.9%
2007 Accent 15 5.5%
2008 Accent 10 3.6%
2009 Accent 9 3.3%
2010 Accent 19 6.9%
2011 Accent 2 0.7%
2012 Accent 16 5.8%
2013 Accent 27 9.8%
2014 Accent 7 2.5%
2015 Accent 6 2.2%
2016 Accent 25 9.1%
2017 Accent 6 2.2%
2018 Accent 4 1.5%
2019 Accent 2 0.7%
2021 Accent 2 0.7%
2022 Accent 5 1.8%

Cities reporting most

LOS Angeles 26 26.8%
SAN Diego 14 14.4%
Fresno 12 12.4%
Sacramento 10 10.3%
Santa Anna 6 6.2%
SAN Jose 5 5.2%
Rancho Santa Margarita 4 4.1%
SAN Francisco 4 4.1%
Pasadena 4 4.1%
Temecula 4 4.1%
Chula Vista 4 4.1%
Oceanside 4 4.1%

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