2021 Hyundai Ioniq HybridProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 13 owner complaints about the 2021 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, most often about the electrical system. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

2021 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through May 8, 2025. Updated daily. Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2021 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid has problems

13 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 system70
Forward collision avoidance30
Service brakes30
Vehicle speed control20
Engine10
Back over prevention10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2021 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2021 vs. every other Ioniq Hybrid year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Ioniq Hybrid median. How we score

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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2021 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, and the recalls they led to.

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063
In owners' words

What Ioniq Hybrid owners report

Recent electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

The contact owns a 2021 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various highway speeds, the electronic parking brake and auto hold indicator lights erroneously activated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure, but no…
Complaint 11541595 · Aug 30, 2023 · 16,000 miles
I’m driving with cruise control on the highway at 65 and all of a sudden it shuts off. The check cruise system light comes on along with a triangle with an exclamation point in the middle of it in the lower left side of dashboard and the letters EPB lights up on the lower right side of dashboard.
Complaint 11536725 · Aug 6, 2023
When driving down the highway the cruise control will turn off and it is during sunny days and has happened many times. The check lane following assist LFA system notice comes on, the smart cruise ctrl conditions not met notice come on, the check smart cruise control system notice comes on, auto…
Complaint 11480581 · Aug 22, 2022

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