2015 Hyundai Accent problems
NHTSA has received 101 complaints about the 2015 Hyundai Accent, and 26% of them involve air bags. Next are engine (20%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 101 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 18
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 55 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 | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 55 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 54,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 67,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 18 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% 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 2015 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Hyundai Accent with enough data (60 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.
The contact owns a 2015 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle in the garage, approximately four hours later the contact was awakened by the dog and discovered flames coming from the garage. The fire department was called to the home and extinguished the flames. During the incident the home was partially destroyed and deemed unlivable and the vehicle was also destroyed. A fire report was taken at the scene.
The contact owned a 2015 Hyundai Accent. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact heard a loud pop sound. The contact pulled the vehicle to the shoulder of the road.
I was in an accident on march 12 2018 a tractor trailer sidewiped the ls of my car and destroyed the entire side . The car might be totaled. No airbags went off at all! He came into my lane at a good speed and a full load. I am lucky to be alive. I have had other problems with this car only to be ignored by the dealer. I paid cash for the car at the end of 2015 and now I have nothing. Besides being hurt.
On january 30 2015. I was driving at about 65 MPH .upon entering the tappen zee bridge all dash lights came on and I encountered a substantial loss. Of speed/power. Top speed was around 5-10 MPH. After getting to safe place , I contacted hyundai roadside assistance ,they told me it wasn't their problem. After a 3 hour "cooldown" I was able to transport the car to rockland hyundai. After several more hours the service tech told me " the dealer prep button " wasn't pushed.