2020 Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
2
1crashes1fires1injuries
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
1
POWER TRAIN
1
1crashes
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
Total complaints6

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“When the engine is turned off, and the car is not in park, it rolls. When the engine is turned off the car should automatically switch to p to prevent it from rolling. Our car was left in r with the engine off. And instead of switching to p automatically, it just rolled away and hit the neighbors…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2025-12-21

“The display does not always show reverse camera when backing up. Not often, but does occur. I can use mirrors, etc. Annoying as it is a learned experience with this car, and when reverse camera is not operational it does limit view behind car due to design. I did capture video this time as it…”

VISIBILITY/WIPER · reported 2024-06-26

“I leased the vehicle in 03-2021 and within the first year took the car back to the dealer 3 times for complaint on braking system. The brake pedal would loose pressure and stopping distance would extend further than anticipated. The dealer consistently told me that they could not duplicate the…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2021-05-13

“I leased the vehicle in 03-2021 and within the first year took the car back to the dealer 3 times for complaint on braking system. The brake pedal would loose pressure and stopping distance would extend further than anticipated. The dealer consistently told me that they could not duplicate the…”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL · reported 2021-05-13

“I leased the vehicle in 03-2021 and within the first year took the car back to the dealer 3 times for complaint on braking system. The brake pedal would loose pressure and stopping distance would extend further than anticipated. The dealer consistently told me that they could not duplicate the…”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING · reported 2021-05-13

“I was driving on a 6 lane rd., nearing an intersection. I was in the middle lane, traffic on both sides of me. When I applied the brakes to stop the car, my brakes failed. I ended up hitting the car in front of me. I was lucky that we were all driving at a very slow speed an I did not have serious…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2020-07-15

Defect investigations

Investigation DP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.