2000 Hyundai Accent problems
NHTSA has received 115 complaints about the 2000 Hyundai Accent, and 18% of them involve transmission. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (10%) and air bags (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 115 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 47 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 47 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 61,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% 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 2000 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Hyundai Accent with enough data (83 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.
Was driving approximately 35MPH & started to apply brakes. Had no brakes & rearended another vehicle at stop light. Upon impact with other vehicle, air bags failed to deploy. Also, pretensioner in the seat belts failed to restrain driver whose head hit windshield. Driver was hospitalized.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 20-25 MPH, and neither airbag deployed. Consumer suffered neck and back injuries. Vehicle at dealership at this time.
I have a hyundai accent 2000 3 door hatchback in may had to have the entire fuel system flushed out $500 called hyundai before I repaired said that item was not part of a current campaign for my VIN number however similar problems have been reported by numerous parties. August 1, 2005 three days after roadside assistance ended car died defective o2 sensor melted the shroud, exhaust manifold and catalytic converter, also engine coil repairs so far 1500 (hyundai says parts aren't under warranty any more) now the…
Junk! Just over the 60,000 mile warranty and just about everything you can imagine went wrong. The gas gauge does not work. The exhaust broke apart on the flex pipe. It's all one piece and costs $850 just for parts. One out of two o2 sensors are bad at $200 a pop! Front wheel bearings went; one seized up and one was wobbling loose at $200 each. Front and rear brakes both went at once, rotors and all. Alternator also went bad which lead to new battery. Gas mileage went down to 28 mpg.