Hyundai Ioniq 6 reliability by year
6 recall campaigns and 128 owner complaints across 3 model years. Best year to buy: 2025. Year to avoid: 2023.
Worst model years to avoid → — the single year to avoid for every model line we track, ranked side by side.
At-a-glance: every year color-coded
Each cell shows the last two digits of the model year and its 0–10 reliability score from NHTSA data. Click any year to see the full record. ★ best year · ✕ year to avoid.
Year-by-year reliability 3 model years · newest first
Per-year recall counts add up to 13, more than the 6 campaigns above, because a single NHTSA campaign often covers several model years and is counted once in each.
Common trouble spots across the Ioniq 6 aggregated across 3 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Hyundai Ioniq 6?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 scores 7.8/10 — the strongest in the 2023–2025 range. 34 complaints on file, 3 active recalls. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Hyundai Ioniq 6 year should I avoid?
The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 scores 7.0/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 56 owner complaints with NHTSA, 5 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2023 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Hyundai Ioniq 6 should I avoid?
No Hyundai Ioniq 6 model year currently rises to an "avoid" or "high-risk" verdict on the NHTSA data — either the record is clean or sample sizes are still too thin for a confident call. The year-by-year breakdown below shows what's on file regardless.
How many years of the Hyundai Ioniq 6 are tracked?
3 model years (2023 through 2025) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 6 distinct recall campaigns and 128 owner complaints. Those campaigns land on 13 model-year entries in total, because one campaign often covers several years at once — which is why per-year recall counts add up to more than the campaign count.
What's the most-reported problem on the Hyundai Ioniq 6?
electrical is the most-reported category — 63 complaints across 3 model years. Average shop repair runs about $850.