Hyundai Accent, Elantra, Tucson and Sonata parts from Dubai for export

Wikipedia's Accent article runs six generations: X3 from 1994, LC from 1999, MC from 2005, RB from 2010, HC from 2017 and BN7 from 2023. It lists the fifth generation for the Middle East for the model years 2018 to 2023 and names the UAE as a market for the sixth. The Elantra runs MD from 2010, AD from 2015 and CN7 from 2020, so a Gulf Elantra of the last fifteen years is one of those three.

The Tucson is JM from 2004, LM from 2009 (sold as the ix35 in most markets), TL from 2015 and NX4 from 2020. The Sonata is NF from 2004, YF from 2009, LF from 2014 and DN8 from 2019, facelifted in 2023. The model code is the first thing a person asks for, because each code brings a different engine range and a different set of body and lamp parts.

The Gamma family, introduced in 2006 to replace the Alpha, is chain driven. Wikipedia gives the G4FC as 1,591 cc with a 77 by 85.4 mm bore and stroke and 124 PS in one table and 130 PS in another. The G4FG has the same capacity with variable valve timing, 123 to 134 PS, and arrived in 2010 as its replacement. The G4FD adds direct injection at 140 PS, and the G4FJ turbo reaches 204 PS.

The Nu family starts with the G4NA, a 1,999 cc two-litre rated 166 PS in its first revision and 152 to 156 PS later; the G4NC is the direct-injected version at 176 PS, and the Atkinson-cycle G4NH at 149 PS came with the 2015 Elantra. The Theta II G4KE is a 2,359 cc 2.4 litre with an 88 by 97 mm bore and stroke and 178 to 179 PS, listed for the Sonata from 2007 to 2019 and for the Tucson and ix35 from 2010 to 2020.

Smartstream is the newer family. Wikipedia's Elantra article gives the 1.6 as G4FM and the Chinese 1.5 as G4FL, its Tucson article names the 2.5 litre G4KN for the NX4, and its Sonata article lists a Smartstream 2.0 and 2.5 for the DN8. Saudi retail listings for the 2024 Accent describe a 1.5 litre of about 113 to 115 hp, but one listing says 1.6. The sources disagree, so the number on the engine decides.

Wikipedia also disagrees with itself on the 2010 Elantra. Its Elantra article gives the 1.6 as G4FC for the fifth generation, while its Gamma article says the G4FG replaced the G4FC in 2010 and lists the Elantra under G4FG. A kit ordered by the Elantra name alone could therefore be wrong by one letter.

Saudi Arabia is the clearest case. Hyundai held 15.9% of 857,247 new vehicles in 2025, up 4.2%, the Accent was the best-selling model at 5.4%, up 15.3%, and the i10 climbed ten places to eleventh. Best Selling Cars Blog's 2024 table listed the Accent and the Elantra among the top five models. Saudi Arabia bans used car parts except certified remanufactured main assemblies, which is why a Saudi Hyundai list is new parts.

Iraq put Hyundai third among brands in 2024 with 12.5% of 161,404 new vehicles, and fifth in 2025 among 160,737. The Tucson was its third-best-selling model in 2024. Buyers there are price-led, and an Erbil garage owner told Iraq Oil Report in 2019 that Chinese copies sold at about a quarter of the genuine price and were of poor quality, which is why a labelled quality aftermarket line sits between the extremes.

Azerbaijan's new-car sales were 69,832 in 2025, with Chinese brands at 68% or more, and Toyota fell to fourth. A 2024 ABB Bank overview, seen only as a search summary, ranks Hyundai among the four most registered brands from 2020 to 2023, so the demand is for older Accents, Elantras and Sonatas, in our reading. We screen every buyer there and goods go through Georgia, never through Iran.

Egypt's 2025 table put Hyundai fifth among brands in 163,199 new light vehicles, with the Elantra among the top models. Wikipedia records local assembly there: the Accent's fourth generation from 2012 and the Elantra's HD generation in Cairo from 2016 to 2023, so a local car can differ from a Gulf one. Egypt also requires advance cargo information to be filed for every shipment, so raise it with your agent early.

Madagascar is the odd one out. L'Express de Madagascar wrote in August 2025 that Hyundai is the most-bought brand there, and the UAE supplied 15.3% of Madagascar's 14.98 million dollars of parts imports in 2023, third behind China and France. A freight guide says right-hand-drive cars are not allowed, so Gulf-specification parts fit directly. INSTAT's Q1 2019 figures, seen as a summary, put diesel at 84.2% of used cars registered there, so ask for the engine code, diesel or petrol.

The engine families settle the timing parts. Wikipedia describes the Gamma family as chain driven, the Theta family as using silent timing chains and the Nu G4NB as a chain-driven roller DOHC engine, so a rebuild list for those engines carries chain sets and not belts. Wikipedia gives no timing drive for the Nu G4NA, so that one is checked by number, which is why we ask for the engine code before we quote a timing kit.

Beyond the engine, an Accent or Elantra workshop list is wear parts: brake pads and discs, suspension links and bushes, filters, cooling parts, ignition parts and lamps. A Tucson or Sonata list adds heavier engine work on the 2.4 litre G4KE and the GDI engines. The table shows what each system depends on, so a trader can build one list across several models.

Genuine on a Hyundai line means a Hyundai-branded part from a UAE distributor. OE-brand means a firm that supplies the carmaker and is quoted by its own name; the Dubai trade notes we read list Mobis among such names. Quality aftermarket means an independent brand built to the Hyundai pattern. Every line carries one label, a brand and a number, so a quote can be set beside any other and compared.

Filters are the line to watch in every market. Al-Futtaim Automotive, the Toyota and Lexus distributor, reported seizing 2.5 million counterfeit parts worth AED 7.46 million in 2024, AED 2.81 million of them oil filters, and the UAE's Federal Decree-Law 42 of 2023 strengthened anti-counterfeit protection. Those raids concern Toyota, but they show what filter fraud looks like here. A Hyundai filter line therefore carries its brand and its number, and a genuine one comes with the distributor's lot invoice where the distributor allows it.

We have measured no Hyundai ladder in Dubai and print no Hyundai price. The measured gap on Toyota parts, on 3 November 2026, was a genuine pad set at AED 322 to 399 against AED 58 to 73 for budget brands, so the label on the quote matters more than the badge on the car.

Hyundai builds one badge in many countries and fits different engines by market. Wikipedia's Accent article gives the fourth generation 1.4 litre G4FA engines in Indonesia and the Philippines, a 123 hp 1.6 in Russia and a 138 hp 1.6 GDI in North America. A fifth-generation Accent is listed for the Middle East for model years 2018 to 2023. A part number found for one market is a lead for another, not a match.

All five markets are left-hand drive in the sources we read: Saudi Arabia, Iraq's Kurdistan Region and Madagascar ban right-hand-drive cars, and the parcs in Azerbaijan and Egypt are left-hand drive. Gulf-specification body parts and lamps therefore fit, but only when the VIN or the part number confirms the trim and the facelift year. Mechanical and wear parts follow the engine and the model code instead.

Send the 17-character VIN, the model code (Accent RB or HC, Elantra MD or AD, Tucson LM or TL, Sonata YF or DN8), the engine code stamped on the block, the build month and year, the trim and a photograph showing the number on the old part. Gather every part on one list: a workshop's service list, a trader's range across the Accent and Elantra, or a fleet list all work, and a single part does not. A person confirms how to pay on WhatsApp.

Check the engine code first, in particular G4FC against G4FG, the Saudi Accent's 1.5 against 1.6, and diesel against petrol on a car from Madagascar. Wikipedia lists Accent diesels as D3EA, D4FA, D4FB and D4FC, none of which the petrol codes above cover. Then compare the grade, brand and number on each line of the quote with your photograph before you pay.