Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Hyundai Accent has 19 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | ENGINE | My 2013 Hyundai Accent with 130K miles is experiencing excessive oil consumption. I'm replacing 1.5+... |
| Dec 8, 2024 | ENGINE | Sunday, while I was sitting in my car I noticed smokes coming from the hood. I then noticed it getti... |
| Aug 27, 2024 | ENGINE | I was driving my vehicle on the highway and all of the sudden I got a low oil light, check engine li... |
| Dec 5, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spee... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | ENGINE | Oil consumption and engine failure |
| Jul 19, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2013 Hyundai Accent. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start up after... |
| Jan 4, 2022 | ENGINE | Engine failure due to bearing wear causing abrupt failure. Loss control of vehicle. |
| Dec 20, 2021 | ENGINE | Engine consumes oil which if left unchecked could lead to engine failure. It is well documented tha... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | ENGINE | My engine is always topped off on oil and fluids now all of a sudden a have a rattling and am terrif... |
| Jan 13, 2021 | ENGINE | CUSTOMER STATES THAT THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE UPON START UP. IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE ENGINE ... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | ENGINE | SPARK KNOCK DUE TO TIMING ERROR IN ECU DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO SEND RECALL NOTICE TO DO FREE UPDATE |
| Feb 24, 2020 | ENGINE | ON FEBRUARY 24, 2020 I WAS TRAVELING ON I-495 SOUTH DURING PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 8AM WH... |
| Nov 4, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN LOUD ABNORMAL... |
| Jun 14, 2019 | ENGINE | WAS RELIGIOUS ON MY 3000 MILE OIL CHANGES. AND ONE DAY THE OIL LIGHT CAM E ON AND PUT A QUART IN AND... |
| Apr 3, 2019 | ENGINE | Engine has been causing a knock of some sort making the check engine light to constantly come on. En... |
| Feb 20, 2019 | ENGINE | KNOCK SENSOR MESSED UP AND IS CAUSING THE CRANK SENSOR TO MESS UP ALSO. MY CAR WILL DIE IN THE MIDDL... |
| Nov 30, 2018 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 HYUNDAI ACCENT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND TH... |
| Feb 17, 2017 | ENGINE | MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 30000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN FOR SERVICE 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME... |
| Feb 13, 2015 | ENGINE | THE ENGINE MAKE A NOISE WHEN IS STARTED IN THE MORNING. THE NOISE SOUND LIKE RUBBING METAL PART LIKE... |