NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Hyundai Accent Recalls
The 2005 Hyundai Accent has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 21, 2009.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Hyundai Accent. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 49
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Hyundai Accent, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2005 Hyundai Accent
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09V280000
- Reported
- July 21, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,011
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Accent, 4 other models
2005 Hyundai Accent complaints by year
NHTSA has received 49 owner complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Accent, the newest on March 15, 2022. Of these, 9 describe a crash (18%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Accent, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (31%), followed by the power train (27%) and the air bags (16%).
The 2005 Hyundai Accent's only recall also concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2005 Hyundai Accent owners gave the mileage (43 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting15
- Power Train13
- Air Bags8
- Electrical System7
- Service Brakes7
- Latches/Locks/Linkages3
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Accent peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 6. 16% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 49 complaints about the 2005 Hyundai Accent are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Accent by model year
Other 2005 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: March 15, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted