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Selling a junk Hyundai Accent

Any Accent sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.

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What owners report about the Hyundai Accent

NHTSA has 2,769 owner complaints on file for the Hyundai Accent, model years 1995 to 2022, the 156th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are air bags (445, 16%), brakes (266, 10%), engine (238, 9%). 367 complaints involved a crash, 125 a fire, and 113 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 60,000 miles. The 2012 model year has the most complaints (219). Data as of 2026-10-12.

When the top complaint is air bags, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car after an accident: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.

Hyundai Accent by model year

YearComplaintsMost reportedCrashFireRecallsMedian miles
1995197Suspension3815—
1996142Suspension1824—
199782Engine and cooling932—
199872Engine and cooling801—
199966Transmission and drivetrain173172,000
2000115Transmission and drivetrain212461,000
2001148Transmission and drivetrain2810258,027
2002163Fuel system303140,000
200345Air bags141035,000
200440Air bags123037,950
200576Lights154166,000
200649Air bags20368,880
2007113Air bags121370,000
2008135Air bags152155,000
2009128Air bags91273,000
2010119Brakes90160,000
201153Engine50149,539
2012219Engine1818263,385
2013207Brakes2714149,000
201499Brakes1512171,500
2015101Air bags918260,000
2016166Engine149051,993
201798Engine105051,000
201823Engine071—
201939Engine411—
202017Engine214—
202122Wheels014—
202235Electrical system632—

Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.

Hyundai Accent recalls

NHTSA lists 25 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for lights (5), suspension (3), visibility and wipers (3). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.

  • 2012 model year, brakes (campaign 23V651000, Sep 2023): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe, 2014-2015 Equus, 2010-2012 Veracruz, 2010-2013 T…
  • 2020 model year, seat belts (campaign 22V354000, May 2022): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Accent, 2021-2022 Elantra, and 2021-2022 Elantra HEV vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioners m…
  • 2021 model year, steering (campaign 22V311000, May 2022): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Accent vehicles. A bolt in the steering column may not be secured properly, which can cause the steering column to detach from the steering rack and result i…
  • 2020 model year, seat belts (campaign 22V218000, Apr 2022): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Elantra and 2020 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver and passenger-side seat belt pretensioners may explode upon deployment.
  • 2020 model year, seat belts (campaign 22V069000, Feb 2022): Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Accent vehicles. In the event of a crash, the front driver-side and/or passenger-side seat belt pretensioner(s) may explode upon deployment.

What a Hyundai Accent is worth as a junk car

Buyers price a junk Accent on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.

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Questions people ask

What is a junk Hyundai Accent worth?
What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Accent gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
Will a junkyard buy a Hyundai Accent that doesn't run?
Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
Should I fix an open recall before selling a Hyundai Accent?
Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
Where do these Hyundai Accent numbers come from?
From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.