Faults:

The windshield wipers quit working.

The alternator makes a squeaking noise.

The tape deck does not work properly all of the time.

The gears grind due to a bad clutch system (apparently this is a common problem).

The driver's sun visor pops off its mount.

General Comments:

This must be one of the worst manufactured automobiles on the market today. Only 12,000 miles and the thing is falling apart. The dealers are great about the warranty, but the manufacturer is not. I have not been able to get the manufacturer to authorize repairs on my clutch, even though the dealer knows what is wrong.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

Comfortable driving with quality extras. Should have had a CD player though!

Faults:

The engine and transmission seized up after pulling out of the dealership. I had to get it fixed and the dealership made me pay for it.

While pulling on to the highway my 13" wheel fell off. I put on a doughnut that was flat and drove it off the highway. While taking the offramp my door fell off seriously injuring my girlfriend who dumped me after I bought this car. I brought my car back to the dealership asking for my money back but they didn't give it to me.

General Comments:

Buying a Hyundai Accent is the biggest mistake of my life. They have no pickup and poor handling. When I get going anything over 10 km the car vibrates and makes me feel sick. I am embarrassed to drive in it since everybody makes fun of me.

I'm lucky if it starts in the morning. I got an emmissions test and I failed.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

I've purchased it two weeks ago. It's my first car and I don't have previous driving experience. The car is reliable and quiet, and it's nice with me in spite of my stupidity.

I got this car after evaluating all the available cars in my country, looking for characteristics like price, usage costs, safety, comfort, brand, etc. The Accent's results were at the top as the cheapest and safest car (cars are way expensive here, and safety features are commonly optional or left out for the low cost ones).

I haven't a lot to say cause I haven't driven it much, but I've read and heard a lot of reviews of owners, and except for a few isolated cases, this car is excellent at performance, security, dependability and savings.

I hope it helps someone. I'll review it again later after a couple of thoushand kilometres!

Faults:

Since I've had the car, I've only had some minor problems with it.

For one, there was a bolt of some sort that connects the stick to the actual transmission. When I was driving down the street one day, I went to shift into 2nd gear and the stick was all "floppy". I managed to get it home, where it was picked up the next day by the dealer to be repaired.

I tried to rotate my own tires one day and one of the bolts on the left front tire had been put on incorrectly. I had to pretty much "muscle" this bolt to get it off. I don't think this is an issue with all the Accents however.

Sometimes on left hand turns on an incline, there is kind of a "cracking" noise when the car comes out of the turn and bottoms out. I don't know what this is but I am thinking of getting it looked at very soon.

I took the car to a self service car wash once where they have those high pressured hoses. As I was spraying the back bumper clean, some of the paint (about the size of a quarter) chipped off. I touched it up only to find that the warranty covers paint chips.

I also noticed that the car "dents" easily. I was involved in a hit and run accident and when I tried to take the fender off myself to fix it, I noticed that the front quarter panel is very "flimsy". Regardless, I couldn't get that stupid dent out!!!

General Comments:

I think this car overall is a great buy. Mine is blue and it has a sunroof, spoiler, and mudguards. I paid about $10,500 for the car and I think it was a pretty good deal.

It's got a very "sporty" look to it, even though it's probably one of the least powerful cars out there; 92HP. I figured out my MPG the first time I took a long distance trip and it came out to about 34MPG! That's great. It's not very powerful and sometimes you have to downshift to go up a hill, however I don't think the car was intended to frequent the tracks of the Indy 500!

Overall I'd say it's a great little car. I love mine, I just wish there weren't so many "postmarket imperfections" with it.