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What 16 owners told NHTSA about the 2021 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 (16)Crash / fire / injury (2)Seat belts (6)Wheels (5)Engine (4)Electrical system (2)Brakes (1)Steering (1)

1 of 16 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 12, 2022EngineFire

Engine compartment fire. Vehicle towed to Hyundai dealer in Bremerton wa

NHTSA ODI 11456438

Working with the data? Download all 16 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 2021 Hyundai Accent 5 verdict →