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Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 29 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints29Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls12017–2022 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2022Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2021Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2020Not rated–/1006 complaints · 0 recalls2019Not rated–/10011 complaints · 0 recalls2018Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 29 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 system81
Power train52
Service brakes41
Vehicle speed control41
Seat belts30
Structure31
Forward collision avoidance30
Visibility/wiper20
Engine21
3 other systems41
1 recall

Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid recalls

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

59%Hybrid propulsion system: inverter22V-459 · 2017–2018 · Jun 28, 2022 · 10,575 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2017–2020 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063