2013 Hyundai Accent: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2013 Hyundai Accent are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 52 of the 140 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

140
Complaints
1
Recalls
16
Crash reports
9
Fire reports
23
Injuries
215.7
Severity index

Severity index 215.7 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 215.7p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2013 Hyundai Accent sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 145 2013 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2013 Hyundai Accent ranks 7 of 145 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 95% of its model-year peers. See the full 2013 ranking.

What actually fails

Service BrakesService Brakes: 42 complaints (30.0%)42 30%EngineEngine: 34 complaints (24.3%)34 24%HydraulicHydraulic: 23 complaints (16.4%)23 16%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 18 complaints (12.9%)18 13%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 16 complaints (11.4%)16 11%Air BagsAir Bags: 14 complaints (10.0%)14 10%Power TrainPower Train: 12 complaints (8.6%)12 9%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 8 complaints (5.7%)8 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES4230.0%
ENGINE3424.3%
HYDRAULIC2316.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1812.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1611.4%
AIR BAGS1410.0%
POWER TRAIN128.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL85.7%

Complaints filed per year

012242012: 32013: 102014: 122015: 102016: 52017: 62018: 82019: 112020: 52021: 52022: 112023: 242024: 222025: 62026: 2 (partial year)12131415161718192021222324242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20123
201310
201412
201510
20165
20176
20188
201911
20205
20215
202211
202324
202422
20256
2026 (year to date)2
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 2.5x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V65100022/09/2023SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULEHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe, 2014-2015 Equus, 2010-2012 Veracruz, 2010-2013 Tucson, 2015 Tucson Fuel Cell, and 2013 Santa Fe Sport vehicl
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.