Hyundai Ioniq: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
The Hyundai Ioniq has 6 model year(s) in the federal index and no scored complaint record yet, so this page carries the catalogue entry and the years we hold rather than a verdict.
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | DATA PENDING | $2,050 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | DATA PENDING | $2,290 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 93 | BUY | $2,433 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | DATA PENDING | $2,470 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | DATA PENDING | $2,610 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | DATA PENDING | $2,750 | 0 | 0 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the Ioniq, through the years →
Ioniq sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Ioniq on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
What goes wrong on the Hyundai Ioniq
Across every Ioniq model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.
- Electrical System1 complaints across all Ioniq years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.
FAQ
What is the most common Hyundai Ioniq problem?
1 of the complaints filed against the Ioniq across all its model years sit in the Electrical System group — more than any other component.
Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04