Hyundai Ioniq HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 127 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints127Top: Electrical system Safety recalls42017–2022 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid 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 Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

43 14 16 17 13 24

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2022Not rated–/10024 complaints · 0 recalls 2021Not rated–/10013 complaints · 0 recalls 2020Not rated–/10017 complaints · 0 recalls 2019Not rated–/10016 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/10014 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/10043 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 127 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

43Electrical system5 crash/fire/injury

28Service brakes4 crash/fire/injury

21Engine1 crash/fire/injury

15Vehicle speed control6 crash/fire/injury

15Power train4 crash/fire/injury

13Forward collision avoidance2 crash/fire/injury

9Fuel/propulsion system

7Hybrid propulsion system

6Steering

2812 other systems8 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	43	5
Service brakes	28	4
Engine	21	1
Vehicle speed control	15	6
Power train	15	4
Forward collision avoidance	13	2
Fuel/propulsion system	9	2
Hybrid propulsion system	7	0
Steering	6	0
12 other systems	28	8

4 recalls

Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Hybrid propulsion system: inverter22V-459 · 2017–2018 · Jun 28, 2022 · 10,575 vehicles Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs19V-720 · 2019 · Oct 9, 2019 · 48 vehicles Hybrid propulsion system: inverter18V-704 · 2017–2018 · Oct 5, 2018 · 10,575 vehicles Hybrid propulsion system18V-260 · 2017 · Apr 24, 2018 · 10,156 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Ioniq Hybrid

Jan 27, 2023
Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2017–2021 · closed Aug 7, 2023
Led to recall 22V-063