2010 Model Year

Hyundai Accent

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
87
Recalls
0
Crashes
4
Severe
8

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Air Bags
Jan 2026

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...

Brakes
Apr 2024

Brake line corrosion and leak on drivers side. Location approximately where drivers door meets passenger door. It appears that all of the brake lines...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Nov 2023

The wiring connection between the blower motor into the hvac resistor is melting. There looks to be burn marks on the plastic female plug that goes in...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jul 2022

Whenever I get gas even when I pump really slow when I go to remove the nozzle gas spurts out. I have had the charcoal cannister replaced as well as...

Air Bags
Oct 2021

The air bags randomly stopped working. I was not in a collision or near anything that would have made my air bags deploy or stop working. I have two a...

VISIBILITY/WIPER
Sep 2021

The driver-side sun visor was falling off during driving when the visor hung at the left (the hanging rod broke from inside) and it's dangous because...

Air Bags
Mar 2021

Last week my airbag red light came on out of no where, no accident led to this.This car has been maintained and any repairs done in a TIMELY FASHION...

AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES Crash
Jul 2019

TAKATA RECALL: I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN THE RAIN WHEN SOME CARS IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO STOP. I SLOWED DOWN BUT AS I HIT THE BREAKS THE CAR DIDN'T RE...

AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES
May 2019

THE BREAK LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATING. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL ON MY CAR AFTER PURCHASE AND I DON'T THINK IT WAS EVER REPAIRED. MY AIR BAG L...

VISIBILITY/WIPER
Apr 2019

DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL AND HIT MY HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON ROAD.. IT WAS HANGING THERE AND I COULDN'T SEE FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS UNTIL I HAD TO JUST...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2010 Hyundai Accent has 87 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is VISIBILITY/WIPER. 4 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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