Hyundai Ioniq ElectricYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 24 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Hyundai Ioniq Electric.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Hyundai Ioniq Electric years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Ioniq Electric median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Ioniq Electric problems

All model years combined: 24 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system140
Service brakes71
Vehicle speed control52
Steering20
Power train21
Fuel/propulsion system21
Wheels10
Engine10
Forward collision avoidance11
1 other systems11
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Ioniq Electric

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2017–2021 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063