1996 Hyundai Accent problems
NHTSA has received 142 complaints about the 1996 Hyundai Accent, and 19% of them involve suspension. Next are air bags (15%) and transmission (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 142 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 13 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 98,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 18 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% 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 1996 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Hyundai Accent with enough data (84 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
Violent deployment driver's air bag , caused driver to crash into curve and then a tree. The hat gases eminating from the air bag burned driver's arms and front of her blouse. Also the window on the driver's side broke; and the windshield on the passenger's side also cracked.
Dual airbags did not deploy during a rearend collision, rearended another vehicle; also, passenger side shoulder belt did not properly restrain occupant.
Check engine light comes on repeatedly after o2 sensors are changed. Went to four dealers none could fix the problem. First occurred at 16805 miles(7/24/98),19583 miles, (2/4/99).23,077miles (6/14/00)24,349 miles (6/27/00),25368 miles(7/13/00)34,934 miles (10/20/00{gave up!}58454 miles (8/29/01), at 95,000 problem still there. Had sensors changed7x not fix problem.
Consumer states that while attempting to open vehicle's door by lifting the handle, a spring popped out. This resulted in door handle not operating. This was the third handle that broke.