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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Hyundai Accent Recalls

The 2011 Hyundai Accent has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 8, 2015.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Hyundai Accent. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
38

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 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 2011 Hyundai Accent

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Campaign
15V566000
Reported
September 8, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 99,500
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2009–2010 Accent

15V566000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Hyundai Accent complaints by year

NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Accent, the newest on August 6, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Accent, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the engine (26%) and the air bags (18%).

The 2011 Hyundai Accent's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Where 2011 Hyundai Accent owners gave the mileage (27 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System10
  • Engine10
  • Air Bags7
  • Vehicle Speed Control5
  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Exterior Lighting3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Accent received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20111
20123
20133
20148
20157
20162
20172
20184
20192
20201
20232
20241
20251
20261

Complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Accent peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 8. 39% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Hyundai Accent drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Hyundai Accent year in the same window: 15th highest of the 19 ranked years.

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The 38 complaints about the 2011 Hyundai Accent are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Hyundai Accent by model year

Other 2011 Hyundai models

Newest record on this page: August 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted