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2013 Hyundai Accent Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
5%of 142 total for the year
Median mileage
72,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2013 Hyundai Accent, 5% of the 142 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Occasionally, when going to usr my vehicle, I will try to unlock the car with my fob and notice it won't respond. Upon starting my vehicle, the engine turns over but my electronics don't fully activate. My clock is off, the radio doesn't turn on, and I can't use the dome lights. However, my dashboard information panel does display my odometer, fuel, and temp gauge, and I can scroll through the display options, but they have all reset. …”

NHTSA complaint #11082483, filed 2018-04, 72,000 miles

“I have had a problem with the right turn signal for over a year now. While driving at night when ever I flip up the turn signal to make a right had turn the high beams on the headlights go on. This always happens now. When the turn is completed and the turn signal goes off the low beams go back on. As mentioned this first starting every so often and has deteriorated to the pint it happens all the time now.”

NHTSA complaint #10903319, filed 2016-09, 103,000 miles

“Headlight bulbs keep failing in a rapid and repetitive succession, first incident occurred few weeks after purchase and now while I'm writing this on 2/21/2014 I'm on bulb number 7. I've had the car in at the dealer twice, each service took 2 hours and they were not able to find anything, independent tests confirmed that a voltage spike was occurring which could be causing the bulbs to fail, perhaps from faulty voltage regulator. …”

NHTSA complaint #10565353, filed 2014-02, 1,000 miles

“September 2020 the car would not start after sitting for awhile, I recently had replaced the battery. Once I got the car to start, when. I slowed the car cut off while I was on a busy street, it's not the alternator everything was still on in the car. The check engine light appeared before the car cut off. Got started again, was able to drive. I've replaced fuel pump, cam shaft sensors, new battery. Any time I drive it the car cuts out when I am at a stop light, the car loses power while driving on the highway, and have to change the oil more often than 3000 miles. …”

NHTSA complaint #11397489, filed 2021-02, 120,000 miles

“All three brake lights went out. We tried every basic fix but our personal mechanic says power is not going through the control module and we will need to have it specially repaired by a Hyundai professional. We recieved a citation because our brake lights unknowingly went out and none of the obvious fixes such as bulbs, fuses, or brakes switch replacement ammended the issue. We are at a loss as to how to fix this but saw recalls on other Hyundai models but not this one. We are thinking this is a similar problem. This has literally ruined our lives. …”

NHTSA complaint #11289154, filed 2019-12

Related service bulletins

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202216%
201815%
201723%
201633%
201375%
201211%
201138%
20101618%
20091111%
20081010%
20071113%
200637%
20051531%
200313%
200211%
200022%
199923%
199644%
199564%

Other parts of the 2013 Hyundai Accent

Brakes
42 complaints
Engine
35 complaints
Electrical system
18 complaints
Other or unknown
17 complaints
Air bags
14 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
12 complaints
Steering
8 complaints
Suspension
8 complaints
Vehicle speed control
8 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Wheels
7 complaints
Fuel system
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Hyundai Accent

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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