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2005 Hyundai Accent

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2005 Hyundai Accent do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 64.5.

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49Owner complaints

Model-year median: 64.5

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Exterior Lighting
15Power Train
13Air Bags
8Electrical System
7Service Brakes
7
All reported categories
Latches/locks/linkages
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3Wheels
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Steering
2Suspension
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Engine
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Seat Belts
1Seats
1Service Brakes, Electric
1Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

43 reports with mileage · 6 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports3 fire reports5 injury reports

Visibility complaints

1 reports
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49,000 miles · Jan 30, 2007
Visibility

THE CAR IS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4-DOOR. WHILE DRIVING AFTER HAVING WARMED THE CAR UP FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES (THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT), THE REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, SIDE TO SIDE. NO FOREIGN OBJECT STRUCK THE WINDOW PRIOR TO IT SHATTERING. THE SHATTERED GLASS, THEN, AS B…

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THE CAR IS A 2005 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4-DOOR. WHILE DRIVING AFTER HAVING WARMED THE CAR UP FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES (THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT), THE REAR WINDOW COMPLETELY SHATTERED, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, SIDE TO SIDE. NO FOREIGN OBJECT STRUCK THE WINDOW PRIOR TO IT SHATTERING. THE SHATTERED GLASS, THEN, AS BUMPS WERE HIT, BEGAN TO FALL INTO THE CAR AND WOULD HAVE STRUCK ANY REAR SEAT PASSENGERS, HAD THERE BEEN ANY. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE WINDOW, ALTHOUGH HYUNDAI SERVICE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. MY OWN RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC REVEALED THAT THIS IS NOT BY ANY MEANS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10181101

Official recalls

1

09V280000 · Exterior Lighting

Jul 21, 2009

HYUNDAI IS RECALLING 3,011 MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 ELANTRA, TUCSON, SONATA, AZERA AND ACCENT VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTIONING STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR MAY CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED. A DEFECTIVE STOP LAMP SWITCH MAY ALSO AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKE-TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK FEATURE SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE SHIFT OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. IT MAY ALSO CAUSE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MALFUNCTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND IT MAY NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: ANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HYUNDAI OF PUERTO RICO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-787-999-4310.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.