2012 Hyundai Accent problems
NHTSA has received 219 complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Accent, and 18% of them involve engine. Next are brakes (17%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 219 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 18
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 124 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 | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 23 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 23 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 20 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 124 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 62,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 87,000 miles (26 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 18 complaints mention a crash; 18 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 83% 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 2012 ranks 8th 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 2 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.
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 contact owned a 2012 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, there was a smoke odor present inside the vehicle. The contact decelerated the vehicle and stalled on the side of the road. The vehicle caught on fire in the engine. The contact and the front passenger sustained minor injuries to their knee while exiting the vehicle but did not seek medical attention. The fire was extinguished by the Fire Department. A fire report was filed. A police report was not filed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai accent equipped with kumho ecsta asx tires, size 195-50-r16. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH over a railroad track, the front passenger's side tire failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where it was determined that the front passenger's side tire failed due to bubbles exhibited on the inside wall. The tire was replaced however, the replacement tire also failed while the contact was driving 50 MPH.
I have previously reported this. My 2012 hyundai accent with automatic transmission often surges. On the highway, it will continue at same speed or even accelerate when I lift my foot. Stopped in traffic, it will lurch forward when the car ahead of me moves and I lift my foot. When parking, it will red-line when I shift to neutral or park. This does not happen all the time, but happens throughout certain trips, from when I begin to drive, until I exit the car.