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vehicle
2017 / hyundai / accent
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-27)
complaints
68 on file (2017-06-22 → 2026-07-17)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
82 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Catalytic converter failure with oil consumptionENGINE11 complaints2023-05 → 2026-07accent-2017-catalytic-converter-oil
11554336 This car has a GDI engine, which is now known to be defective due to excessive oil consumption. I bought the car used, with Hyundai's certified inspection before selling it to me. While my daughter was driving the car on the highway, the engine suddenly balked and stopped.…
11557579 Like many of the other complaints, in 2 years I have now replaced 3 catalytic converters. Everything will be fine and then BAM car stops working. No one can find any other issues. The car is in the shop again after the engine misfire light came on.…
11523178 I started burning oil and was going through a quart of oil every 150 miles, then due to the excess oil consumption my catalytic converter went out.
Engine knock and stall with low oil levelENGINE8 complaints2020-12 → 2025-05accent-2017-engine-knock-stall
11539201 The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that while her granddaughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal knocking sound with the check engine and oil warning light illuminated on the instrument panel.…
11595225 Blown engine. Hole in engine block. Defective engine.
Acceleration hesitation and loss of powerPOWER TRAIN8 complaints2019-11 → 2025-10accent-2017-acceleration-hesitation
11499365 The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that on several occasions while the vehicle was idling, she depressed the accelerator pedal however, the vehicle hesitated and then lunged forward.…
11278567 OCCASIONALLY WHEN YOU ACCELERATE IT HESITATES AND DOES NOT RESPOND. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND A DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM BUT IT DOES HAPPEN.…
Air bag light from occupant classification sensorAIR BAGS11 complaints2018-04 → 2024-07accent-2017-airbag-light-ocs
11340692 OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM DEFECT. MY CAR WAS ONLY 2,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND HYUNDAI WILL NOT COVER THIS DEFECT. RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR MAT IS FAULTY CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON.…
11482071 Airbag light came on while driving. Took the car to the dealer and the dealer noted PODS MAT DEFECT. Dealer recommended replacing mat and unit.…
11083863 AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. GOT IT DIAGNOSIED AND APPEARED CODE B1490 (OCCUPENT CLASSIFICATION)
Air bag non-deployment during collisionAIR BAGS7 complaints2017-09 → 2026-06accent-2017-airbag-non-deployment
11433182 Car was hit in the front right broadside hard enough to break the axle, but the airbag did not deploy.
11179807 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED OVER THE MEDIAN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.…
Brake pedal travel to floor with extended stoppingSERVICE BRAKES6 complaints2018-12 → 2022-05accent-2017-brake-pedal-travel
11195646 WHEN STOPPING ABRUPTLY, GOING AT 15-20MPH ON A MAIN STREET IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, NO SNOW OR RAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES BACK AS IF SOMETHING IS STOPPING THE PEDAL FROM GOING DOWN, IT MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AND DOESN'T STOP THE CAR LET ALONE SLOW IT DOWN.…
11465040 The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that the brake pedal would intermittently depress the floorboard without warning.…
Dashboard indicator and gauge dropout while drivingELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2019-05 → 2021-05accent-2017-dash-indicator-dropout
11418998 While driving, the electrical system glitches, all of the lights on the dashboard flash on and off as if the car is shutting off then the trip miles return to 0.0.…
11208600 THE DASH LIGHTS; BRAKE, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO DOES NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING. THE GAS GAUGE IS GOING UP AND DOWN AND NOT SHOWING THE CORRECT GAS. THE ELECTRICAL APPEARS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING, BUT THE DEALER HAS YET TO RECREATE THE ISSUE.…
Vehicle fire without prior warningUNKNOWN OR OTHER3 complaints2019-06 → 2024-03accent-2017-vehicle-fire
11422167 The vehicle made a large “pop” sound, lost power and a fire started at the engine. After the “pop” was heard, the check engine flashed on, then the car died. Noticed a smoke smell, jumped out of car and saw flames. Entire car was engulfed in minutes.…
11222267 NORTHWEST FIRE DISTRICT, FIRE INVESTIGATOR [XXX], VEHICLE FIRE ON 6/22/2019 CAR PARKED AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM. 6/21/2019 OWNER AWAKENED BY DOG AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 AM 6/22/219 TO FIND CAR INVOLVED IN FIRE. INVESTIGATION INDICATED FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.…
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2017 Hyundai Accent vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2017/hyundai/accent
@misc{wrenchpro_2017_hyundai_accent_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2017 Hyundai Accent},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2017/hyundai/accent}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
