NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Hyundai Accent Recalls
The 2018 Hyundai Accent has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 6, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 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
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2018 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 2018 Hyundai Accent
Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: latch
- Campaign
- 21V619000
- Reported
- August 6, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 348,158
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 401, interior trunk release
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Accent, 3 other models
2018 Hyundai Accent complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Accent, the newest on May 6, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Accent, the component group named most often is the engine (42%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the service brakes (11%).
The 2018 Hyundai Accent's only recall does not concern the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine8
- Electrical System3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Service Brakes2
- Structure2
- Air Bags1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Accent peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 4. 37% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
The 19 complaints about the 2018 Hyundai Accent are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Accent by model year
Other 2018 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: May 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted