Overview & Reviews

After gaining a two-door hatchback body style last year, the Hyundai Accent heads into 2008 with minor detail changes and reshuffled content.

• Simple design, supportive seats, quiet highway ride, respectable handling and brakes, standard head curtain airbags, long warranty coverage.

• Lackluster acceleration with automatic transmission, harsh ride over irregular surfaces, no cruise control, disappointing safety scores.

User Reviews:

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  Nothing But Tears - 2008 Hyundai Accent
  By loveeanne - July 5 - 10:32 am

  Ive had this car for 5 years. Two of those years I spent at college without it. Ive put about 60,000 miles on it. I LOVED this car. The first time the engine misfired, I thought "no big deal, this car has been amazing to me". It was all down hill from there. The engine has misfired twice and needed to be fixed. The breaks have been replaced four times. A valve broke off near the transmission and oil leaked down into the clutch. I needed a full clutch kit replacement and parts of the transmission replaced. That was less than four months ago. Last week, my timing belt broke without any warning and bent my entire motor. With that, I will have put over $4,000 into this car for repairs.

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  Very good car - 2008 Hyundai Accent
  By ahtoh1 - May 19 - 11:34 am

  Got it new. Now has 110,000KM. Few minor issues that dealer repaired no problem. Overall quality of the car is very good. I would advise to drop it off at the dealer for a full checkup just before warranty runs out. On my car the bracket that holds exhaust pipe rutted out and i did not notice after warranty ran out. I really like the look of the car. I owned 1986 excel, then first and second generation of Accent and now 3rd generation Accent. 3rd generation is almost perfect.

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  Just purchased - 2008 Hyundai Accent
  By kmunroe - December 7 - 3:50 am

  Yes I first decided to test-drive my 2008 Hyundai Accent DS because of the pretty Apple Green color. First stick shift in 10 years will take getting used to driving standard again. Granted this little car doesnt have power seats/windows/side mirrors. It doesnt have cruise control/tilt wheel. But it does have A/C and a CD player. My former car (2000 Taurus) had all the above except no CD player and the A/C didnt work for 8 years. It handles well and I like the stick-shift you have more control. I suspect the car will also handle well in the snow because of the stick.

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  Excellent gas mileage - 2008 Hyundai Accent
  By connie50 - November 18 - 12:53 pm

  We purchased the Accent because of price and gas mileage and referral from a friend. He said mileage exceeds the posted mileage on sticker. The mileage on this car was 27-29 mpg highway. We CONSISTANTLY get 30+ running around in town and 35+ highway. So now that the news states Hhyndai over states their mileage on their stickers is TOTALLY wrong. We have had this car for 5 years and alway get min 30 mpg and usually 33-34 every time we fill up and we check our mileage every time. We get better mileage with gas from Holiday or Amoco.

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  I beat [violative content deleted] out of this car everyday! - 2008 Hyundai Accent
  By 2canchew - January 10 - 1:55 am

  I bought it new in 2008 and I beat [violative content deleted] out of this car everytime i drive it. It has bounced off the rev limiter thousands of times. Its screams @ 4500-5000rpm driving down the hwy everyday. I have over 110,000 miles on it now and it runs as good as new. doesnt burn oil or coolant. I still have the original brakes on it and its four years old and it gets smothered in Canadian salty roads 7 months of the year. Bottom line best car ever made nothing fancy but im going to drive this one into the ground and buy a new one no questions asked. Im a Hyundai owner for life.

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  good value - 2008 Hyundai Accent
  By sbrothers - August 3 - 9:51 am

  this is not a great car, but it is a good solid well built reliable car. our 5-speed manual averages about 34 mpg per tank full. we have had minor problems: check engine light (loose gas cap?) and tire warning light that kept coming on---dealer said they reset the onboard computer. other than basic oil and filter changes we have had no other expenses in about 3 years of driving.

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  Good car for the $$ - 2008 Hyundai Accent
  By soccerwinner - May 14 - 8:21 pm

  I have driven a Ford Escort, and a Honda Civic, and the Accent is right up there in mpg. It is a simple car, no bells and whistles, but I dont mind. Like people have said acceleration isnt the best, but all you have to do is turn the overdrive off and it does just fine. Its no race car, but it can get up and go. Its a great first car, since its cheap and good on gas. Its not in my category of fancy but it is a car. You pay for a simple car, and that is what you get. I havent had any problems with the car.

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  Too Good To Be True? - 2008 Hyundai Accent
  By rkesten - May 10 - 12:10 pm

  I bought my 2008 Hyundai Accent with only 32k miles on it bout a month ago. it is still under warranty for about another year and a half and I gained incentives from the dealership that covers then engine for the entire time I own the car. Im sure glad I have the warranty becuase tomorrow I have to bring the car in to be looked at. For the past few days the check engine light flashes on, and slows down while doing so. This only happens on my way to work (I have even let my car warm up to see if this works--it did not). Also, the transmition is slow. When i shift from reverse to drive, it has a pretty decently long delay. I find this almost dangerous if I need to back up and drive qucikly.

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  A little above average with few flaws - 2008 Hyundai Accent
  By g-dang - April 8 - 7:57 am

  I bought my 4 door Hyundai almost two years ago. And for the money I paid, I was a good deal. Ive already taken my Hyundai cross country from Nevada to Texas and the mileage was averaged out around 30 to 33 miles a gallon. The ac is cold, and I love the XM radio. The interior is a little plain jane, but I actually wanted it like that. Roll up windows are the best. Power windows always one way or another will find a way to cost you money. This car would have gotten a 9 or 10 from me in reliability if it werent for the battery dying on me 3 times within the first year. It was no big problem and all it needed was a jump, but that still made me sort of question its reliability.

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  Doing great so far! - 2008 Hyundai Accent
  By frostie_troll - June 16 - 4:55 pm

  I bought this car to replace my aging 98 Saturn just under a year ago, and it has been a great car so far. I was looking for basic transportation with a couple of extras, and thats exactly what I got. With the Accent, I get good gas mileage, reliability, freezing cold A/C even on the hottest Texas days, good looking body style (girls tell me its "cute"), solid feel, excellent warranty, crazy tight turning radius, XM radio (LOVE the XM!), ample room for my 58" self and all my camera equipment, and I can almost pick it up and put it in my pocket after I reach my destination. My only complaint right now is the poor visibility in the hatchback when checking lanes before a lane change.