Hyundai ACCENT — Years to Avoid
Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.
Avoid These Years
2012 Hyundai ACCENT
218 complaints (225% of segment average)
Main issue: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPRO
2013 Hyundai ACCENT
206 complaints (212% of segment average)
Main issue: I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TO MY SISTER HOUSE, WHEN I GOT TO HER HOUSE I PULLED UP BEHIND HER CAR APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FT. ON THE CURB AND ON THE STREET, I STOPPED THE CAR, PUT IN IN PARK WHILE STILL RUNNING, WHEN I TOUCHED THE SWITCH TO TURN THE CAR OFF, THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND
2016 Hyundai ACCENT
160 complaints (165% of segment average)
Main issue: I'VE HAD MY 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT 5-DOOR SINCE NOVEMBER 2015. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I E NOTICED TWO ISSUES. THE FIRST IS THAT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES MAKE A STRONG SOUND, WHICH I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE SECOND IS WHEN AT A STOP SIGN, ETC
2010 Hyundai ACCENT
119 complaints (123% of segment average)
Main issue: AS SOON AS I GOT ON THE FREEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL, BRAKE, AND ACCELERATOR LOCKED UP. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT DOWN THE RAMP TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE, THE CAR KEPT ROLLING. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR OFF BUT, THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS STI
Safe to Buy
2020 Hyundai ACCENT
17 complaints — well below segment average
2021 Hyundai ACCENT
22 complaints — well below segment average
2018 Hyundai ACCENT
23 complaints — well below segment average
2022 Hyundai ACCENT
32 complaints — well below segment average
2019 Hyundai ACCENT
37 complaints — well below segment average
2011 Hyundai ACCENT
51 complaints — well below segment average