Three problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2012 Hyundai Accent. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Hyundai Accent based on all problems reported for the 2012 Accent.
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.
I hit an elk at about 60 miles per hour. Front end of car totaled. Bumper, headlights and fog lights ripped off. Hood crumbled upwards. Pieces under the hood dislocated. Windshield scattered and partially disconnected. However driver's airbags didn't deployed. I walked away with minor injuries, body soreness. But concerned that the car might not performed as it should in this situation one more detail. I was traveling alone, no passenger.
The vehicle rear ended a Ford escape at under 20 mph. The Hyundai sustained extensive front end and engine damage. The car was totaled and not repaired. The other vehicle received minor rear bumper damage. The air bags on the Hyundai did not deploy and the driver hit her forehead and receive a bruised bump that did not require medical attention.