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2012 Hyundai Accent engine problems

The 2012 Hyundai Accent has 40 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

40

Engine complaints

18%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Accent engine complaints by model year40 complaints1995: 4 complaints1996: 5 complaints1997: 17 complaints1998: 15 complaints1999: 6 complaints2000: 13 complaints2001: 12 complaints2002: 14 complaints2003: 3 complaints2004: 2 complaints2005: 3 complaints2006: 1 complaints2007: 7 complaints2008: 9 complaints2009: 8 complaints2010: 11 complaints2011: 10 complaints2012: 40 complaints2013: 34 complaints2014: 17 complaints2015: 20 complaints2016: 32 complaints2017: 23 complaints2018: 8 complaints2019: 21 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 4 complaints2022: 3 complaints
Accent engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“MY VEHICLE HAS CAUGHT FIRE ON 11/14/20 AS IT WAS PARKED AT RESIDENT. WE HEARD A POP SOUND AND THEN FIRE STARTED. JUNE I HAD MY BATTERY REPLACE. FEB I HAD ISSUE WITH THE )2 SENSOR THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN CAR OF. AFTER THE FIRE I RECEIVED A RECAL NOTICE.”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 14, 2020 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2012 Hyundai Accent have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 2012 Hyundai Accent engine — 18% 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.