2012 Hyundai Accent air bags problems
17 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Hyundai Accent, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 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 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 35,000 miles, and 71% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 10 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
My son in law, daughter, son, & grandson were driving in the rain & the car hydroplaned causing the car to go off the road & hitting a tree killing my son in law & seriously injuring my son. Needless to say the car was totaled & none of the air bags deployed.
The red air bag light is always on, and the passenger sensor is always off even when there is a passenger. I am concerned that if I were to be in a serious accident, the air bags will not deploy. This started at about 115,000 miles. The car also recently started to eat up my gas for no valid reason. I drove 1.5 miles, yet used up 10 miles of gas, entirely abiding by traffic laws and signs.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Hyundai Accent
- Engine 40 complaints
- Brakes 37 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Cruise control 18 complaints