AudioEye study finds AI coding tools fail to meet WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards
AEYE•AudioEye said its analysis found leading AI coding tools failed to produce WCAG 2.2 AA-compliant websites despite prompts to meet the standard. Tests across 15 sites found 306 distinct accessibility issues, recurring more than 59,000 times, with 91% rated medium or high severity.
1. Accessibility test findings
AudioEye’s analysis found an average of 55 accessibility issues per AI-built page, compared with 62 in its 2026 Digital Accessibility Index. In survey data, 81% of developers said they trust AI-generated code for accessibility, while 73% reported more accessibility complaints after adopting AI tools. Forty-six percent reported receiving a demand letter or lawsuit, and 71% linked pages cited in complaints to AI tool use.
