2021 Hyundai Accent: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 16 complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Accent and NHTSA has issued 4 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is seat belts, named in 6 of them.

16
Complaints
4
Recalls
0
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
1
Injuries
87.5
Severity index

Severity index 87.5 - Medium. 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: 87.5p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2021 Hyundai Accent sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 6 complaints (37.5%)6 38%WheelsWheels: 5 complaints (31.2%)5 31%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (25.0%)4 25%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (12.5%)2 12%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (6.2%)1 6%SteeringSteering: 1 complaints (6.2%)1 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SEAT BELTS637.5%
WHEELS531.2%
ENGINE425.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM212.5%
SERVICE BRAKES16.2%
STEERING16.2%

Complaints filed per year

0472021: 12022: 72023: 42024: 22025: 221227232425
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20211
20227
20234
20242
20252
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V93700002/12/2021SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDERHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Accent vehicles. The brake master cylinder may have been manufactured with sharp edges that can damage the inner oil seal, resulting in reduced braking performance.
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.
22V31100006/05/2022STEERING:COLUMNHyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Accent vehicles. A bolt in the steering column may not be secured properly, which can cause the steering column to detach from the steering rack and result in a loss of steering control.
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.