Hyundai Accent by model year

2,772 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Hyundai Accent across 28 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Hyundai Accent

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1995	197
1996	142
1997	82
1998	72
1999	66
2000	115
2001	148
2002	163
2003	45
2004	40
2005	76
2006	49
2007	113
2008	135
2009	128
2010	119
2011	53
2012	219
2013	207
2014	99
2015	101
2016	166
2017	98
2018	23
2019	39
2020	17
2021	22
2022	35

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2022	35	Electrical system (17%)	2	36	4 stars
2021	22		4	33 to 36
2020	17		4	33 to 36
2019	39	Engine (56%)	1	31 to 32
2018	23		1	31 to 32
2017	98	Engine (25%)		30 to 31	4 stars
2016	166	Engine (20%)		30 to 31	4 stars
2015	101	Air bags (26%)	2	30 to 31	4 stars
2014	99	Brakes (25%)	1	30 to 31	4 stars
2013	207	Brakes (21%)	1	31 to 32	4 stars
2012	219	Engine (18%)	2	31 to 32	4 stars
2011	53	Electrical system (19%)	1	29 to 30
2010	119	Brakes (19%)	1	30 to 31
2009	128	Air bags (21%)	2	29
2008	135	Air bags (27%)	1	28 to 29
2007	113	Air bags (38%)	3	28 to 29
2006	49	Air bags (47%)	3	28 to 29
2005	76	Lighting (20%)	1
2004	40	Air bags (25%)
2003	45	Air bags (38%)
2002	163	Fuel system (17%)	1
2001	148	Air bags (14%)	2
2000	115	Transmission (18%)	4
1999	66	Transmission (23%)	1	26 to 28
1998	72	Engine (21%)	1	26 to 28
1997	82	Engine (20%)	2	27 to 28
1996	142	Suspension (19%)	4	25 to 28
1995	197	Suspension (31%)	5	27 to 28