Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Reliability
189 NHTSA complaints (2017–2022). Complaint rate: 298.6 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid. The 2018 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 35 | 5.7% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 24 | 16.7% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 21 | 9.5% |
| ENGINE | 18 | 0.0% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 13 | 38.5% |
| POWER TRAIN | 11 | 18.2% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 9 | 11.1% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 7 | 0.0% |
| HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | 6 | 0.0% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 5 | 40.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017AVOID | — | 60 | 6 | 4 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 18 | 2 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 30 | 11 | 3 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 24 | 4 | 1 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 20 | 0 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 37 | 5 | — | View 2022View→ |
See also: Hyundai Ioniq Hybridaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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