https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Hyundai Accent. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:33:22 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2177683 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2012 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the clutch pedal traveled to the floorboard and the low oil warning light illuminated. Due to the failure, the brakes failed to function properly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed and determined that the slave cylinder had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2173428 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT My air bag “off” light comes on and then off again. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2172714 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Engine burning oil extremely fast after oil change https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2170821 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Hyundai Accent. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 115,000. It was later discovered upon checking the Carfax Report, that the mileage was 176,504. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2169916 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The airbags failed to deploy in my 2012 car accident. I suffered facial injuries from hitting my face on the dashboard. I got a broken nose, c2 neck fracture and skull fracture. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2169377 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION = ENGINE FAILURE + NO WARRANTY HONORER https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2169338 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT cylinder 3 failure while driving, while merging onto highway traffic vehicle was suddenly unable to to accelerate as there was a sudden loss of power and improper shifting of gears. Engine light came on as well. Car was taken to dealer for excessive burning of oil while under warranty before this event. The vehicle has been inspected by Hyundai dealership and by a private auto mechanic. Both parti https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2158421 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I suddenly jammed my breaks to avoid an accident and my seat belt came undone. I flew foward in my seat. Now the seat belt (driver) comes undone every time I have a sudden stop. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2157493 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was driving up a hill on interstate 8 in California and all of a sudden i heard a bang under the hood and see sparks and flames and my hyundai was on fire right there on the freeway. No clue why. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2157494 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was driving up a hill on interstate 8 in California and all of a sudden i heard a bang under the hood and see sparks and flames and my hyundai was on fire right there on the freeway. No clue why. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2157495 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was driving up a hill on interstate 8 in California and all of a sudden i heard a bang under the hood and see sparks and flames and my hyundai was on fire right there on the freeway. No clue why. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2155553 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT For the past year I keep having to replace the catalytic converter, ignition coils and spark plugs every 2/3months. I just replaced the catalytic converter in October with a tune up. A month later had to replace spark plugs. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2155554 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT For the past year I keep having to replace the catalytic converter, ignition coils and spark plugs every 2/3months. I just replaced the catalytic converter in October with a tune up. A month later had to replace spark plugs. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2155555 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT For the past year I keep having to replace the catalytic converter, ignition coils and spark plugs every 2/3months. I just replaced the catalytic converter in October with a tune up. A month later had to replace spark plugs. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2155463 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Driver: My [XXX] daughter (I was not in the vehicle), I am the owner. Mileage at incident: Approximately 89,000 miles (see Tire Discounters record, page 13). 2019 Hyundai Docs What happened: While driving on the highway, the vehicle suddenly lost power and stalled, requiring my daughter to pull over to the shoulder for safety. After the stall, the vehicle could not accelerate or operate norma https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2153521 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Engine is failing, oil leaking in the engine that messed up my catalytic converter and O2 sensors now it’s just sluggish , doesn’t accelerate properly, doesn’t idle nearly . https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2153522 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Engine is failing, oil leaking in the engine that messed up my catalytic converter and O2 sensors now it’s just sluggish , doesn’t accelerate properly, doesn’t idle nearly . https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2147252 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT This Is another complain on this car I bought car on 10 /10/25 because of cold weather approaching I asked my son to check and see if the antifreeze looked ok in car and the radiator looked hallow in could not see any fliud then checked container for antifreeze looked empty no fluid touched the stick. What is going on . seemed like the dealer would have checked it before they test drove it https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2145730 Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 67,822, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 87,840. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2143510 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT I have to check my oil every other day. For some reason my car is sucking up all the oil and I don’t believe I should be putting oil in it every other day. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2140671 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2013 Hyundai Accent with 130K miles is experiencing excessive oil consumption. I'm replacing 1.5+ quarts per month to keep it at the full mark on the dipstick. After some research, it appears that lawsuits and Technical Service Bulletins have been issued to address the concerns, but the dealer says my vehicle does not qualify for these warranty/goodwill repairs. TSB 23-EM-008H, as an example https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2139932 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Power steering power breaks, acceleration. Head rest, blind spot. Problems. Bought car ,driving to get home mirror was not in place needed to get on left lane to get under bridge crossing traffic was rushing through so fast I could adjust mirror so I turned to right on road the steering wheel glided so fast it frightened me. Wheel turning was slippery. So any way since I didn't know car I j https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2139933 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Power steering power breaks, acceleration. Head rest, blind spot. Problems. Bought car ,driving to get home mirror was not in place needed to get on left lane to get under bridge crossing traffic was rushing through so fast I could adjust mirror so I turned to right on road the steering wheel glided so fast it frightened me. Wheel turning was slippery. So any way since I didn't know car I j https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2139934 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Power steering power breaks, acceleration. Head rest, blind spot. Problems. Bought car ,driving to get home mirror was not in place needed to get on left lane to get under bridge crossing traffic was rushing through so fast I could adjust mirror so I turned to right on road the steering wheel glided so fast it frightened me. Wheel turning was slippery. So any way since I didn't know car I j https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2138175 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Brake Light Switch broke ,Brake light won't turn off https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2136885 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2015 Hyundai accent started having problems with oil consumption around 65000 miles. I got it checked regularly and the mechanic noticed it after it was having issues accelerating and losing power then cutting off completely. I had to constantly check oil each week or sooner. A couple months later it started losing power on high way and there was a clicking/ticking coming from engine. I pulled https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2136886 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2015 Hyundai accent started having problems with oil consumption around 65000 miles. I got it checked regularly and the mechanic noticed it after it was having issues accelerating and losing power then cutting off completely. I had to constantly check oil each week or sooner. A couple months later it started losing power on high way and there was a clicking/ticking coming from engine. I pulled https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2136505 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT I purchased my car in February I was told everything was fine, my car does this jerking everytime I drive sometimes acceleration is slow at first I took my car to carmax and was told the issue was fixed unfortunately my car is still having this issue it’s upsetting because this is my first car & I shouldn’t have this issue when it was supposed to be fixed before my warranty ended. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2135855 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle made a loud catastrophic noises stopped running and couldn’t be restarted. Towed car to dealership where it was inspected and denied coverage based on owner not original owner. This 1.6L Gamma GDI Engine is part of the larger Hyundai and Kia Engine Litigation II (Case No. 8:18-cv-02223). The settlement provides a 15-year/150,000-mile extended warranty for said engine. https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent https://plaincars.com/make/hyundai-accent#complaint-2135856 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle made a loud catastrophic noises stopped running and couldn’t be restarted. Towed car to dealership where it was inspected and denied coverage based on owner not original owner. This 1.6L Gamma GDI Engine is part of the larger Hyundai and Kia Engine Litigation II (Case No. 8:18-cv-02223). The settlement provides a 15-year/150,000-mile extended warranty for said engine.