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2008 Hyundai Accent recalls, complaints and safety ratings

There is 1 US recall for the 2008 Hyundai Accent, and 1 in Canada. Owners filed 101 complaints with NHTSA, most often about air bags.

1US recalls
0urgent recalls
101owner complaints
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US recalls (1)

Exterior lighting: brake lights, switch

2013-04-01 · campaign 13V113000 · 1,712,336 vehicles

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 Accent, model year 2007-2011 Azera, Sonata and Sante Fe,2006-2011 Tucson, 2009-2011 Elantra Touring, 2007-2010 Elantra, 2008-2011 Veracruz, 2009-2011 Genesis, 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, 2007-2008 Entourage, and 2006-2008 Tiburon vehicles. Originally, in April 2013, Hyundai recalled 1,059,824 model year 2007-2009 Accent and Tucson, model year 2007-2010 Elantra, model year 2007-2011 Santa Fe, model year 2008-2009 Veracruz, model year 2010-2011 Genesis Coupe, and model year 2011 Sonata vehicles. In September 2013, Hyundai informed the agency that it was adding more vehicles to this campaign, representing an additional 652,512 units. The total number of vehicles being recalled is now 1,712,336. In the affected vehicles, the stop lamp switch may malfunction. A malfunctioning stop lamp switch may cause the brake lights to not illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed or may cause an inability to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the PARK position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate.

Risk and remedy

Risk: Failure to illuminate the stop lamps during braking or inability to disengage the cruise control could increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, when the ignition is in the 'ON' position, the transmission shifter may be able to be moved out of Park without first applying the brake. This may lead to unintentional movement of the car which may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall campaign number is 110.

Canadian recalls (1)

Show 1 Canadian recall

Electrical

2013-04-03 · campaign 2013-099

On certain vehicles, the stop lamp switch may fail and cause intermittent operation of the brake lights. Failure of the brake lights to illuminate when the brake pedal is depressed could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch.

Owner complaints (101)

Owners filed 101 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Hyundai Accent (11 crashes, 1 fires, 9 injuries reported). Among 30 model years of this model, it ranks #7 for the most complaints (median 68).

Most-reported problemComplaints
Air bags34
Visibility/wiper17
Exterior lighting10
Service brakes10
Electrical system8
Visibility7
Structure6
Unknown or other6

Crash test ratings

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2008 Hyundai Accent.

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2008 Hyundai Accent 4-DR. w/SAB––––
2008 Hyundai Accent 2-DR. w/SAB––––

Fuel economy

EPA ratings for each 2008 Hyundai Accent version.

VersionCity MPGHighway MPGCombinedYearly fuel cost
Accent 1.6 L Automatic 4-spd243328$2,400
Accent 1.6 L Manual 5-spd273229$2,300
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Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-30.