Hyundai Accent - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Hyundai Accent owners have reported a total of 2,530 problems for their cars built in the 27 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Hyundai Accent. The 2012 Hyundai Accent cars have the most problems reported (217 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Hyundai Accent

🔍 Common problems of Hyundai Accent

The following chart shows the 30 most common problems for Hyundai Accent cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (404 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (335 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Hyundai Accent

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Hyundai Accent of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Accent model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Hyundai Accent model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Accent Model Years

Accent
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2022 3030,2874    
0.25
  2021 1921,5365    
0.18
  2020 1924,1086    
0.13
  2019 3835,1077    
0.15
  2018 2118,7048    
0.14
  2017 9684,8569    
0.13
  2016 16183,97610    
0.19
  2015 10051,21011    
0.18
  2014 9666,24112    
0.12
  2013 20190,40413    
0.17
  2012 21773,64914    
0.21
  2011 5231,09315    
0.11
  2010 11455,35216    
0.13
  2009 12861,61117    
0.12
  2008 13052,93318    
0.14
  2007 11547,52819    
0.13
  2006 5018,93420    
0.13
  2005 7854,91221    
0.07
  2004 3745,34022    
0.04
  2003 4551,81423    
0.04
  2002 16191,83624    
0.07
  2001 14479,67425    
0.07
  2000 11558,88526    
0.08

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Hyundai Accent is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2022 Accent
11
  2021 Accent
2
  2020 Accent
1
  2019 Accent
1
  2018 Accent
4
  2017 Accent
4
  2016 Accent
15
  2015 Accent
14
  2013 Accent
19
  2012 Accent
18
  2011 Accent
2
  2010 Accent
2
  2009 Accent
6
  2008 Accent
13
  2007 Accent
13
  2006 Accent
4
  2005 Accent
4
  2004 Accent
8
  2003 Accent
3
  2002 Accent
20
  2001 Accent
30
  2000 Accent
24
  1999 Accent
9
  1998 Accent
10
  1997 Accent
6
  1996 Accent
34


Accent Service Bulletins
Accent Safety Recalls
Accent Defect Investigations
Compare Reliability: