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What 93 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Hyundai Accent 5

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (93)Crash / fire / injury (9)Engine (28)Airbags (27)Electrical system (24)Steering (9)Brakes (7)Body & structure (6)Speed control (6)Seats (5)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (4)Fuel system (4)

1 of 93 complaints match · Speed control · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 29, 2021SteeringBody & structureSpeed controlCrash1 injury

I'M NOT SURE.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11405316

Working with the data? Download all 93 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 Hyundai Accent 5 verdict →