The 2010 Hyundai Accent has 174 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are service brakes and exterior lighting. Owners most often flag high susceptibility to theft/vandalism: lack of engine immobilizer (in certain markets/years) leads to frequent break-ins via smashed windows, even with steering wheel locks. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2010 Hyundai Accent vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 8 Accent model years we track, complaint volume runs from 19 (2018) to 174 (2010). With 174 complaints, the 2010 Accent sits abovethe model's median of 66.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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Campaign 15V566000Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Hyundai Accent vehicles manufactured March 1, 2009, to February 11, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the brake light switch may malfunction. A malf…
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