2016 Hyundai Accent problems
NHTSA has received 166 complaints about the 2016 Hyundai Accent, and 20% of them involve engine. Next are air bags (18%) and electrical system (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 166 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 71 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 71 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 50,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 93,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Hyundai Accent with enough data (105 complaints in that window).
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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 hyundai accent. While driving 55 MPH, the contact's vehicle collided with an elk. All the air bags in the vehicle failed to deploy and there were no warning indicators illuminated. The driver sustained injuries to the back and had broken glass in her hair. The front seat passenger sustained cuts from the broken windshield glass and back pain. The rear passenger sustained head and back injuries that required medical attention. All occupants were wearing seat belt restraints.
I was in an accident with my 11 year old son. A woman ran a red light and we hit the car in the side completely mashing our front end. The air bags never deployed at all none of them.we were crossing the intersection on a green light!!
I've had my 2016 hyundai accent 5-door since february 2016. On several occasions, I have noticed two issues. The first is that coming to a complete stop, when pressing on the brake pedal it feels like something is hitting the ground beneath my foot on the underside. Dealership found nothing because they couldn't duplicate it. The second is when at a stop sign, etc., and you start trying to increase the speed, the engine has a hard time gaining speed as quickly as it should.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 hyundai accent. While operating the vehicle, the ABS and traction control indicators suddenly illuminated. Also, the speedometer would not operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failures. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 40,000.