MODELYEARINDEX

Hyundai Accent

493 complaints across 12 scored model years and 10 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Hyundai Accent Full report
F
Grade 2010–2021
2013 vs model median 2.2×
Model median3× median
Airbags & Restraints 13
Drivetrain 8
Engine 7
Avoid

2012 · 2013

Best

2018 · 2019

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.34× 57 C
2011
0.58× 26 B
2012
1.82× 63 D
2013
2.23× 72 F
2014
0.66× 19 B
2015
1.35× 40 D
2016
1.72× 79 C
2017
1.43× 48 C
2018
0.41× 12 A
2019
0.20× 13 A
2020
0.25× 10 B
2021
0.45× 22 B
2022 P
0.91× 32 B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG36
City / Highway33 / 41
Engine1.6L, 4 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$1,700

Recalls

10 campaigns on record, 1 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
23V651000 Park it SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE 2012–2015 1,649,478
21V619000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH 2018–2020 348,158
20V393000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL 2012 272,126
22V354000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT 2020–2022 230,233
15V566000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH 2010, 2011 99,500
22V218000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT 2020 6,240
15V218000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 2015 2,580
22V069000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT 2020, 2021 354

+ 2 further campaigns

Others in Subcompact Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Chevrolet Aveo
none flagged
B
Chevrolet Sonic
20122013
C
Chevrolet Spark
20132014
B
Fiat 500
20122014
C
Fiat 500L
2014
C
Ford Fiesta
20112013
C
Honda FIT
20132015
C
Hyundai Ioniq
none flagged
B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2013 Accent
Complaints in window
72
Severity-weighted
145
Model median (weighted)
65
vs model median
2.23×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
3
Open investigations
1
Score 33.4 F