Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 125 consumer complaints across the 6 model years of the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid (2017–2022) that have at least 5 complaints. 2017 has the most, with 42. Across all years, the part named most often is electrical system (42 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Ioniq Hybrid model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | 20,150 | 0 | 27 | — | Rising |
| 2021 | 13 | 17,500 | 0 | 27 | — | Not enough data |
| 2020 | 17 | 37,859 | 0 | 43 | — | Rising |
| 2019 | 16 | 23,442 | 1 | 73 | — | Rising |
| 2018 | 13 | 2,000 | 2 | 70 | — | Not enough data |
| 2017 | 42 | 14,000 | 3 | 74 | Not compared (fewer than 3 comparable model years) | Rising |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Electrical system42 26%
- Brakes29 18%
- Other or unknown22 13%
- Engine20 12%
- Vehicle speed control15 9.1%
- Transmission and drivetrain15 9.1%
- Forward collision avoidance12 7.3%
- Fuel system9 5.5%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2018: “Clicking noise coming from the bottom of the engine every time the brake pedal is depressed. Sometimes the clicking noise will continue after the car has been parked and locked. The first time the clicking started, I parked my car and a warning check brake system appeared briefly in my dashboard display but the clicking persisted. The pedal felt sluggish with not much resistance.”
NHTSA complaint #11141250, filed 2018-10, 3,000 miles2019: “For the second cold morning this year my ioniq stalled. I was parked in my driveway. Temperature was -3f, I press the power button, car tried to start and stalled three times in a row then got a check hybrid system warning message. I turned the car off then on again and it started to stall, I depressed the accelerator to keep a high idle for a minute. The car ran normal during my 7 mile commute after increasing the I.”
NHTSA complaint #11183801, filed 2019-03, 900 miles2017: “Takara recall - my car was shut off and parked in my driveway. About an hour later, (my car was still off), as I went outside to talk to my family outside which we happened to be only about 15 feet of where my car was parked and still the engine was off! The next thing to my surprise and dismay, my car engine started up all by its self!!!??? I have 2 family witness verifying my engine was in fact running and there is absolutely no way I had anything to do with it! …”
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology