2013 Hyundai Accent
Complaints about this year name tried far more often than the other years of this generation — 8% of them, about 5× the usual rate of 1.6%.
Generation 2 of the Hyundai Accent, which began in 2012 and ran to 2017. Everything below compares this year against the others in that generation, not against a different car wearing the same name.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 275 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 88 |
| Involving a crash | 32 |
| Involving a fire | 17 |
| Recalls | 1 |
| NHTSA crash rating | 4/5 |
| EPA combined | 31.5 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- under warranty — 7.3% of this year's complaints, against 1.5% across the other years of this generation (4.9×). Owners wrote it as: under warranty, car under.
- him — 7.3% of this year's complaints, against 2.6% across the other years of this generation (2.8×). Owners wrote it as: him, asked.
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
Also unusual this year
- own — 7% of complaints, 5× usual
- under warranty — 7% of complaints, 4× usual
What owners wrote
the vehicle failed to start up after multiple attempts. The contact diagnosed the vehicle with engine failure. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed him that the vehicle was not under warranty since he was not the original owner. The manufacturer…
I HAVE A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT GLS , ON 5/18/17 AFTER PARKING AND TURNING OFF THE CAR FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES I GOT BACK IN AND TRIED TO START IT UP, AND IT WOULD NOT EVEN MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO TURN ON, IT JUST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK LATER…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 23V651000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Hyundai Accent was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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