2020 Hyundai Accent: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 2020 Hyundai Accent and NHTSA has issued 4 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is engine, named in 4 of them.

12
Complaints
4
Recalls
2
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
2
Injuries
250.0
Severity index

Severity index 250.0 - 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: 250.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2020 Hyundai Accent sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

EngineEngine: 4 complaints (33.3%)4 33%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%SeatsSeats: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE433.3%
AIR BAGS216.7%
STRUCTURE216.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM216.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL216.7%
SEATS18.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM18.3%
STEERING18.3%

Complaints filed per year

0232020: 12021: 32022: 22023: 12024: 22025: 32021322232425
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20201
20213
20222
20231
20242
20253
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V61900006/08/2021LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCHHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Sonata, 2016-2018 Sonata Hybrid, 2018-2020 Accent, and 2016-2017 Azera vehicles. The trunk latch may become damaged, preventing the opening of the trunk from the inside. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with t
22V06900009/02/2022SEAT BELTS:FRONTHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.
22V21800001/04/2022SEAT BELTS:FRONTHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.
22V35400019/05/2022SEAT BELTS:FRONTHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Accent, 2021-2022 Elantra, and 2021-2022 Elantra HEV vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.
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.