15 complaints reported

2016 Hyundai Accent Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
15
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
2

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2025

The passenger seat airbag seat sensor does not work properly. The sensor wiring gets loose making the airbag system not work. It’s a common problem in this make and model. So I don’t understand why it hasn’t been recalled yet.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Nov 2025
Jan 2024

The airbag SRS light started to blink on and off and now stays on full time. I took the car to the dealership and they ran diagnostics and got code B1440 and B1774. They stated the entire passenger seat cushion must be replaced with the MAT sensor. This is a common problem per this website and there is no recall issued for some reason. Please investigate this issue as it was a common problem with earlier models 2006 through 2011 and later models are still having the same issue. This is a costly fix and it is suspicious that this sensor failed right after the warranty expired.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2023
Aug 2022

The airbag light in my vehicle has been randomly turning on and off sporadically, several times a month. When I had my local dealership check the codes, they reported that there were several passenger-side airbag related codes that were stored and that they didn't know why they were going off at all. They were able to observe the light turning off and on at random. There have been no other known issues with the car. This airbag issue occurs when I am driving, parked, with someone/something on the passenger seat, and without. The codes stored were the following: b1764, b1767, b1493, b1603, b1490. Dealer notes were: "cleared codes and tried to get them to reset and would not reset put 100lbs in pass seat and buckled it and went on test drive no codes pending no light on moved seat front and back no codes. unable to further diag"

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Aug 2022
May 2022

Since I’ve had this car, there has been an issue with the airbag light appearing on the dash and the light that illuminates the passenger airbag isn’t lit during this time. It seems to be caused by the use of the passenger door. Sometimes it works as it should and other times it doesn’t. Dealership won’t do anything about it because there is no code. So if someone sits in the seat, I won’t know if they are safe or not in an accident. This is a safety issue and should be fixed.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2021
Jan 2022

Dashboard light for passenger side airbag goes on/off randomly. Took to Coastal Hyundai 4/8/18 they verified code but found no problem. They just cleared the code. 7/15/21 same problem. Took to Wallace Hyundai in Stuart Fl. Was told passenger seat needs to be replaced for a couple thousand dollars but would check if corporate would pay a portion. Followed up but never heard back. I heard there was a recall on this but when I enter VIN it states no recall. This is a safety issue when I have passengers. The vehicle was still under warranty when I first had the problem and don't feel I should have to pay anything.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Sep 2018
Nov 2020

THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SIDE IS ON AND WON'T GO OUT.THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2019
Sep 2020

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS THE AIR BAG SENSOR KEEPS COMING ON. MOST RECENT IS THE LAST FEW DAYS. IT'S STAYING ON, NOT GONE OFF. SECOND TIME IT CAME ON, EARLY 2019, I TOOK TO DEALER. THAT DAY IT HAD GONE OFF BUT THEY SAID THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. YET AGAIN IT'S ON SINCE JULY 7TH. EVERY TIME WHEN STARTED THE VEHICLE, LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON BUT AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER GOES OFF. I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH IT ON FOR 3 DAYS..

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2020
Jul 2020 Crash Injury

FRIDAY JUNE 5,2020 I FAINTED BEHIND THE WHEEL AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER DRIVER AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH RESULTED IN AN SLIGHT HEAD INJURY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: May 2020
Mar 2020

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND STAYING ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME AND DISAPPEARS FOR A FEW WEEKS OR SO..JUST RANDOMLY FOR MONTHS NOW

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2019
Nov 2019

ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 2019 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT HAS STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING, EXCEPT FOR A SHORT TIME, ON NOVEMBER 14TH.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Oct 2019
Sep 2019

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON CLUSTER.IT APPEARS AND DISAPEAR.SOMETIMES IT REMAINS STEADY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2019
Apr 2019

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jul 2019
Mar 2019

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND OFF READING THAT THERE IS NO PASSENGER WITH SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AND WILL COME ON EVEN WITH NO PASSENGER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Jan 2019
Dec 2017

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON, DECEMBER 13, 2017 AS I WAS DRIVING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Dec 2017
Apr 2017 Crash Injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH AN ELK. ALL THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND HAD BROKEN GLASS IN HER HAIR. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED CUTS FROM THE BROKEN WINDSHIELD GLASS AND BACK PAIN. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 HYUNDAI ACCENT, Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Incident: Apr 2017

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Quick Summary

The 2016 Hyundai Accent has 15 Air Bags complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.