1995 Hyundai Accent problems
NHTSA has received 197 complaints about the 1995 Hyundai Accent, and 30% of them involve suspension. Next are air bags (18%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 197 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 38 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 39 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 72,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 38 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 39 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Hyundai Accent with enough data (115 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
In a head on collision at approximately 35MPH the drivers side air bag did not deploy, and the computer is no longer working. Tt
In a head on collision at approximately 35MPH the passenger side air bag did not deploy, and the computer is no longer working. Tt
Consumer was involved in 40 MPH frontal collision in which the driver's and passenger's air bags deployed, causing the occupants to sustain injuries. Please give futher details.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 25 MPH, a cracking noise was heard coming from the front left end of the vehicle and the front left tire began to rub on the back of the wheel well during braking. On inspection by an independent mechanic, the problem was identified as a failure of the lower control arm and coil spring on the front left side. There was a recall (02v341000) regarding the suspension, lower control arm.
While driving the car, the lower front control arm corroded through and broke. Car was very unstable and tires wore down fast. There was a previous recall on this control arm it was campaign number 02v341000. Service was done by hyundai in 9/2003 and part corroded and broke in 1/2007. Either service was not done correctly or poor quality parts were used.