2000 Hyundai Accent: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 115 complaints
115
Total Complaints
61,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Top Issue
21
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

30,000 25th Percentile
61,000 Median Mileage
75,563 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
14
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
8
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
4
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
3

Severity Assessment

21
Crashes
2
Fires
12
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ACCELERATOR STUCK AS MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR. NO DAMAGE JUST A SCARED KID. COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR IF SHE HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PART AND WAS VERY GOOD ABOUT IT. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING UP TO A SPEED OF 85 MPH, AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN REALLY FAST, AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CLUTCH BROKE AND HI..."
"WHILE DRIVING 62 MPH VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING UP TO A SPEED OF 85 MPH, AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN REALLY FAST, AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CLUTCH BROKE AND HI..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28