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1996 Hyundai Accent airbags problems

The 1996 Hyundai Accent has 22 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

22

Airbags complaints

15%

Share of year

15

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Accent airbags complaints by model year43 complaints1993: 1 complaints1995: 36 complaints1996: 22 complaints1997: 11 complaints1998: 5 complaints1999: 14 complaints2000: 11 complaints2001: 21 complaints2002: 15 complaints2003: 17 complaints2004: 10 complaints2005: 8 complaints2006: 23 complaints2007: 43 complaints2008: 36 complaints2009: 27 complaints2010: 10 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 17 complaints2013: 14 complaints2014: 11 complaints2015: 26 complaints2016: 28 complaints2017: 22 complaints2018: 1 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 2 complaints2022: 2 complaints
Accent airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY AND A TRACTOR WAS CHANGING LANES, AND HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ROOM. TRACTOR RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, MANUFACTURER SENT CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS NOT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · June 1, 2001 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1996 Hyundai Accent have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1996 Hyundai Accent airbags — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.