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2010 Hyundai Accent problems

Owners filed 87 complaints about the 2010 Hyundai Accent with NHTSA between Dec 2009 and Jan 2026. The most-cited component is service brakes (17).

Complaints
87
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
4
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
4
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Service brakes17
  2. Exterior lighting16
  3. Electrical system12
  4. Visibility/wiper11
  5. Air bags10
  6. Visibility8
  7. Engine7
  8. Steering7
  9. Service brakes, hydraulic5
  10. Engine and engine cooling4
  11. Suspension4
  12. Fuel/propulsion system3
  13. Tires3
  14. Vehicle speed control2

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 9, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20091
20100
20119
20129
20138
201419
201513
20169
20173
20185
20194
20200
20213
20221
20231
20241
20250
20261

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Service brakes

17 reports3 crashes
“Brake line corrosion and leak on drivers side. Location approximately where drivers door meets passenger door. It appears that all of the brake lines except a one foot section in the above location are coated with a hard rubber for corrosion protection. The one foot section in question however is raw metal which is "protected" on the bottom side by a removable plastic covering. The covering is clearly inadequate as the brake line rusted through, potentially causing a serious accident. I notice that Canada has some recalls on Hyandai vehicles other than the Accent for rusty brake lines.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 15, 2024Service brakesODI 11583122

Exterior lighting

16 reports1 related recall
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI ACCENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAULT CODE FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V566000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,001.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 6, 2015Electrical system, Exterior lightingODI 10788889

Electrical system

12 reports
“The wiring connection between the blower motor into the hvac resistor is melting. There looks to be burn marks on the plastic female plug that goes into the resistor. I sometimes smell like plastic is burning. I have to keep fan at MAX speed to not use the resistor at all. I believe this could be a fire hazard.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 11, 2023Electrical system, Unknown or otherODI 11501208

Visibility/wiper

11 reports
“The driver-side sun visor was falling off during driving when the visor hung at the left (the hanging rod broke from inside) and it's dangous because I could not see. It's definately a safty issue that are talked broadly and a recall is neccessary.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 16, 2021Visibility/wiperODI 11433281

Air bags

10 reports3 crashes
“The airbags failed to deploy in my 2012 car accident. I suffered facial injuries from hitting my face on the dashboard. I got a broken nose, c2 neck fracture and skull fracture.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 26, 2026Air bagsODI 11713337

Visibility

8 reports
“WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY FELL DOWN AND BLOCKED ALL VISIBILITY. THE SUN VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY UP AND DANGLED ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UNTIL I REMOVED IT. A CHEAP PLASTIC PART BROKE INSIDE CAUSING IT TO FALL, STARTLING ME AND NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 9, 2014VisibilityODI 10621109
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 9, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.