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2017 Hyundai Accent

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Owner complaints for the 2017 Hyundai Accent do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 64.5.

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Mileage at the reported incident

31 reports with mileage · 37 unknown

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  • Engine. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 9 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 reports4 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

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176,504 miles · Jan 28, 2026
Electrical System

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Hyundai Accent. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 115,000. It was later discovered upon checking the Carfax Report, that the mileage was 176,504.

NHTSA ODI #11713961

Mileage unknown · Mar 20, 2024
Electrical SystemEngineUnknown Or OtherFire

I have already submitted a report here and never had any follow up and I don't see it in the reported complaints section of this website with newer incidents already showing so I know it isn't that there is a back log. my car caught on fire while I was in the car, asleep. I have reports from the fire department, I have struggled…

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I have already submitted a report here and never had any follow up and I don't see it in the reported complaints section of this website with newer incidents already showing so I know it isn't that there is a back log. my car caught on fire while I was in the car, asleep. I have reports from the fire department, I have struggled with Hyundai for months and ultimately was denied any assistance due to I was missing one of two service records. the fire report clearly stated that fire started in the cabin of the car not the engine so a lack of an oil change shouldn't have been the reason this happened. this event has traumatized me and continues to be an enormous burden on me and my family and their lack of caring is beyond disheartening. I easily could have died that day, by all accounts I should have. I would greatly appreciate some sort of follow-up as I feel like I'm just being completely ignored and discredited. I would gladly provide more information as to the actual incident if needed but like I said I have already done so in another report and don't want to do it again if it's just going to be ignored a second time.

NHTSA ODI #11578557

Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 2023
Electrical System

Car got broken into and now has no wipers, bumper is falling off and mirror is cracked. Not happy that there wasn't a vehicle immobilized system in a car like this.

NHTSA ODI #11519146

Mileage unknown · May 30, 2021
Electrical System

While driving, the electrical system glitches, all of the lights on the dashboard flash on and off as if the car is shutting off then the trip miles return to 0.0. I bought the car September 2020. This happened January 20, 2021 and again on May 29, 2021.

NHTSA ODI #11418998

58,000 miles · Mar 12, 2021
Electrical SystemEngineUnknown Or Other

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON VACATION COMING FROM FLORIDA, THE CAR LOST POWER FOR 3 SECONDS AND CAME BACK ON AGAIN. WEIRD IT HAPPENED. HASNT HAPPENED SINCE BUT SCARY TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN THEN START UP AGAIN. THE MOTOR CONTINUE TO RUN BUT LIGHTS AND EVERYTHG ELSE SHUT. IT WAS WEIRD. THIS HAPPEN SUMMER 2020. WAS NOT RAINING AND WAS ON …

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DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON VACATION COMING FROM FLORIDA, THE CAR LOST POWER FOR 3 SECONDS AND CAME BACK ON AGAIN. WEIRD IT HAPPENED. HASNT HAPPENED SINCE BUT SCARY TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN THEN START UP AGAIN. THE MOTOR CONTINUE TO RUN BUT LIGHTS AND EVERYTHG ELSE SHUT. IT WAS WEIRD. THIS HAPPEN SUMMER 2020. WAS NOT RAINING AND WAS ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ODI #11402609

100,125 miles · Nov 14, 2020
Electrical SystemUnknown Or OtherVehicle Speed Control

WOW ENTERING THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC THE NEVER CUT OUT JUST WILL NOT DRIVE MORE THAN ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR EVEN WITH PUTTING MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE PEDAL TURN IT OFF FOR 30 MINUTES STARTED BACK UP STARTED DRIVING START OUT AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK MULTIPLE TIMES NO WARNING LIGHTS …

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WOW ENTERING THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC THE NEVER CUT OUT JUST WILL NOT DRIVE MORE THAN ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR EVEN WITH PUTTING MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE PEDAL TURN IT OFF FOR 30 MINUTES STARTED BACK UP STARTED DRIVING START OUT AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK MULTIPLE TIMES NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING POPPED UP I STILL HAVE NO LIGHTS ON MY DASH AND IT IS STILL NOT DRIVABLE HAD TO GET IT TOWED BY AAA I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW DID YOU RECORD THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD IS HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH NO WARNING I'M VERY BLESSED THAT MY CHILDREN WEREN'T IN THE CAR CONSIDERING THE DIESELS COMING BEHIND ME WHY ARE THE HIGHWAYS WITH THIS HAPPENING ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR DOES NOT SHUT DOWN IT JUST LOSES POWER FAR AS DRIVING ACCELERATING

NHTSA ODI #11374624

Mileage unknown · Nov 6, 2019
Electrical SystemPower TrainUnknown Or Other

OCCASIONALLY WHEN YOU ACCELERATE IT HESITATES AND DOES NOT RESPOND. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND A DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM BUT IT DOES HAPPEN. IT IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A VERY BUSY ROAD WHERE I LIVE THIS IS A SIDE STREET ENTERING A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY OR MOST ANYTIME. IT IS RANDOM …

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OCCASIONALLY WHEN YOU ACCELERATE IT HESITATES AND DOES NOT RESPOND. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND A DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM BUT IT DOES HAPPEN. IT IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A VERY BUSY ROAD WHERE I LIVE THIS IS A SIDE STREET ENTERING A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY OR MOST ANYTIME. IT IS RANDOM IT HAPPENS EVER SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED CAN'T GIVE EXACT DATE

NHTSA ODI #11278567

42,000 miles · Sep 10, 2019
Air BagsElectrical System

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (AND STAYS ON) FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN CAR WAS STARTED. THE CAR HAS NOT SUSTAINED ANY IMPACT OR ANY DAMAGE. IT APPEARS A SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 42K MILES AND IS IN PERFECT SHAPE.

NHTSA ODI #11254543

44,300 miles · May 20, 2019
Electrical SystemUnknown Or OtherVehicle Speed Control

THE DASH LIGHTS; BRAKE, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO DOES NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING. THE GAS GAUGE IS GOING UP AND DOWN AND NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT GAS. THE ELECTRICAL APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING, BUT THE DEALER HAS YET TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN A SPAN OF A WEEK. VIDEOS W…

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THE DASH LIGHTS; BRAKE, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO DOES NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING. THE GAS GAUGE IS GOING UP AND DOWN AND NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT GAS. THE ELECTRICAL APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING, BUT THE DEALER HAS YET TO RECREATE THE ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN A SPAN OF A WEEK. VIDEOS WERE TAKEN BOTH TIMES IT OCCURRED ON 5/14/19 AND 5/20/19, BUT ARE TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD.

NHTSA ODI #11208600

Official recalls

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