Used 2021 Hyundai Accent Consumer Reviews
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Spark plug failure at 140 miles
Steve Swier, 05/09/2018
updated 11/22/2021
2018 Hyundai Accent SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 6M)
16 of 24 people found this review helpful
My son needed a car to replace his 1999 Ford Escort, so I decided to sell him my 2013 Toyota Corolla and buy a 2018 Hyundai Accent. I figured my son would have a reliable five year old car, and I'd have a reliable new car. I was half right; my son now has a reliable car. The Accent seemed like a good car in my test drives. It has a six speed manual transmission and 1.6 liter engine. It was easy to get used to the clutch, it shifted smoothly, and had sufficient power, and the average MPG indicated 47 for the combination of highway and city driving that I have on my commute. The ride is fairly firm. It's quieter at highway speed than the Corolla. However, at about 140 miles, the car started running rough and the Check Engine light came on. It felt like the car was running on two cylinders. I pushed in the clutch and revved the engine, and the problem seemed to clear up. But as I continued driving, there were occasional surges. Then, on an uphill, the car felt like it was missing. We managed to get home, and had the car towed to the dealer. They replaced the spark plugs. I'm not sure what kind of spark plugs last only 140 miles, but I hope the replacements are of higher quality. We'll see what happens with the new plugs. I didn't used to carry a cell phone, but now I've got one so that I can call my wife and a tow truck next time the car breaks down. I'm not too happy that I got rid of a reliable car and replaced it with an unreliable, unsafe car; but I'm stuck with this until I can save enough money to replace it. Update: At 3600 miles, the car has not had further problems since the spark plugs were replaced. I'm getting 43-44 MPG in my normal driving (16 miles each way to work, about 8 miles highway, and 8 miles with some stop lights). I'm hoping that the long-term reliability will be good, but we'll see. Update: At 16000 miles, still working well, and still getting 43-44 MPG. Update: At 21000 miles, still no problems. Haven't added many miles recently, as I'm now working from home 3 days a week.
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Ridiculous
Denise Sylvest , 12/23/2023
2020 Hyundai Accent SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 6M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I have a 2020 accent that I surrendered back to my financial credit union. Insurance companies won't insure it for less than 750.00 a month, because of the anti thief. It was taken in for 2 recalls and still can't get Insurance. So I will never buy another one.
I bought a 2020 Hyundai Accent Ultimate hatchback
KLaRocque, 08/27/2020
2020 Hyundai Accent Limited 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
In Canada, we were able to get the 5-door 2020 Hyundai Accent Ultimate. It came with all the options you'd want in a inexpensive, yet sporty, sub-compact car. It actually has a nicer design than the 5-door 2020 Elantra GT, but admittedly has less power than the Elantra GT N-Line lol
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Shifty Nightmare
Wade Pepper, 11/21/2020
2020 Hyundai Accent SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 6M)
8 of 14 people found this review helpful
For what it was, it was a good car. Great gas mileage, completely ho hum and forgettable. Exactly why I chose a 6sp (only avail on lowest trim model) which sacrificed a lot of driving aids and safety features. The six speed in this Hyundai might be the worst manual transmission in the world. Very rough shift and letting the clutch out doesn’t mean it’s engaged. It chooses when to engage almost picky. Difficult to shift and nearly EVERY GEAR grinds. I have driven manual transmission vehicles all of my life and in a few short months that I had this car I stalled it twice as many times as I stalled every other card ever going to combined
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sal's accent
salvador solorzano, 09/23/2018
2018 Hyundai Accent SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 6M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
for a small car, it's pretty roomy inside. Great gas mileage.
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