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2017 Hyundai Accent

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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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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68Owner complaints

Model-year median: 64.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
79
201469
2015100
201668
201719
201830
201912
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine
23Air Bags
21Unknown Or Other
16Electrical System
9Power Train
6
All reported categories
Service Brakes
5Fuel/propulsion System
4Structure
4Vehicle Speed Control
3Exterior Lighting
2Engine And Engine Cooling
1Seat Belts
1Steering
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

31 reports with mileage · 37 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.

  • 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

Seat Belts complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Nov 16, 2023
EngineSeat Belts

1. The engine loses power at different random times, for no apparent or obvious reason. This loss of power has happened at low and high speeds. Nothing seems to proceed the loss of power, it can happen at interstate speeds and at low speeds such as 25mph zones. 2. Driver side seat belt does lot stay latched. It unlatches when a…

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1. The engine loses power at different random times, for no apparent or obvious reason. This loss of power has happened at low and high speeds. Nothing seems to proceed the loss of power, it can happen at interstate speeds and at low speeds such as 25mph zones. 2. Driver side seat belt does lot stay latched. It unlatches when any pressure at all is applied.

NHTSA ODI #11555503

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.