Showing the 2019 Ioniq Blue. EPA's version Ioniq Blue, and NHTSA's VIN data, show it with a 1.6 L engine, but that may not be every version of it, so the numbers below cover every version of this model year. Every version
Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 18, 2026.
Fuel economy
52–58 mpgcombined; city 53–57, highway 52–59; every version of this model year; plug-in hybrid versions on gasoline, 119 MPGe on electricity
Five years of fuel
$5,600–$5,910U.S. average; Ohio $5,000–$5,280 at local prices; every version of this model year, electric versions apart; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026. Electric versions: $3,430 at U.S. average electricity prices. Plug-in hybrid versions: $6,500, EPA's own estimate for plug-in hybrids: its national gasoline and electricity prices and the share of miles it expects on electricity; not priced for any state
NHTSA overall safety rating
Not ratedNHTSA has no overall rating for this year
NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2019 Ioniq. A trim's engine and numbers are shown as its own only where EPA names versions after the trim and no other version could be it; "seen with" means a source shows that engine on the trim, not that it was the only one. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year: whether a recall applies to a car depends on its VIN, on NHTSA's recall lookup.
Owners have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Ioniq. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.
Complaints by part of the car
Part
Complaints
Crashes
Fires
Injuries
Electrical system
12
3
0
3
Vehicle speed control
10
4
1
3
Power train
6
2
0
2
Service brakes
6
2
1
2
Engine
4
1
0
1
Fuel/propulsion system
4
0
0
0
Unknown or other
4
2
1
2
Seat belts
3
1
0
3
Air bags
2
2
0
2
Forward collision avoidance
2
0
0
0
Structure
2
1
0
0
Back over prevention
1
0
0
0
3 more parts
Exterior lighting
1
1
0
1
Lane departure
1
0
0
0
Steering
1
0
0
0
What the columns count
Complaints: complaints that name that part. One complaint can name several parts, so the rows overlap and don't add up to the total.
Crashes and Fires: complaints that report one. Two owners can file about the same event, and NHTSA doesn't link them, so these count reports, not events.
Injuries: the number of people the complaints say were injured.
None of these columns shows that a part caused a crash, fire or injury: they're what owners reported, unverified.
Complaints by model year
Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2019 Ioniq over its history. Campaigns are matched by model and year, so each one may apply to a given car, and its repair may already be done: check a VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup for the open recalls on that exact car.
NHTSA campaign 21V944000 · reported Dec 7, 2021 · 2,679 vehicles potentially affected across the whole campaign
Remedy: Dealers will update the EPCU (Electric Power Control Unit) software and repair the ground wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 9, 2022. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 215.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Ioniq electric vehicles. An unstable electrical ground may cause the vehicle to enter a fail-safe mode with reduced acceleration and power. In certain conditions while in fail-safe mode, the vehicle may accelerate after the gas pedal is released.
Risk: Unexpected acceleration following gas pedal release can increase the risk of a crash.
NHTSA campaign 19V720000 · reported Oct 9, 2019 · 48 vehicles potentially affected across the whole campaign
Remedy: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, tighten the lug nuts, free of charge. The recall began November 15, 2019. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-800-251-0871. Hyundai's number for this recall is 184.
Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019 Ioniq Hybrid and 2020 Elantra vehicles. The right-side rear wheel lug nuts may have been insufficiently tightened, allowing the wheel to detach from the vehicle.
Risk: A wheel detaching from the vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
Carmakers sent NHTSA 84 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2019 Ioniq, the latest on Oct 8, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.
The parts they mention most: electrical system (37), equipment (19), engine and engine cooling (12), equipment adaptive/mobility (10), steering (10).
NHTSA defect investigations
Opening an investigation isn't a finding of a defect. Outcomes are as NHTSA's summary states them. A recall is shown as an investigation's outcome only where NHTSA's summary names it; other recalls NHTSA's file lists with it are marked as listed, not caused.
Investigation
Part
Opened
Status
Defect petition DP22005 Pedestrian alert sounds · covers 43 makes
The owner's manual gives the oil and how often to change it. We show oil facts only once we've checked them against the manual, and we haven't yet for the 2019 Ioniq.
EPA class: midsize cars. EPA greenhouse gas score: 10 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:
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Version
Engine
Transmission
Fuel
City / hwy / comb
Ioniq Front-Wheel Drive
1.6 L, 4 cyl
Automatic (AM6)
Regular Gasoline
55 / 54 / 55
Ioniq Blue Front-Wheel Drive
1.6 L, 4 cyl
Automatic (AM6)
Regular Gasoline
57 / 59 / 58
Ioniq Electric Front-Wheel Drive
88 kW AC PMSM
Automatic (A1)
Electricity 124 miles of range
150 / 122 / 136 MPGe
Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid Front-Wheel Drive
1.6 L, 4 cyl
Automatic (AM6)
Regular Gasoline or Electricity 29 miles on electricity, 630 miles in all
53 / 52 / 52 on gasoline 119 MPGe on electricity
Sources and dates
U.S. EPA fuel economy data, file of Sep 29, 2026
NHTSA owner complaints, file of Oct 17, 2026
NHTSA recalls, file of Oct 17, 2026
NHTSA manufacturer communications, file of Oct 17, 2026
NHTSA defect investigations, file of Oct 17, 2026
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings, file of Aug 7, 2026
U.S. Energy Information Administration, file of Oct 12, 2026
Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data