The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Hyundai Ioniq: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Hyundai reported 20 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Hyundai Ioniq, model years 2017–2022, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12,563 | 32 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24,087 | 25 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 18,895 | 32 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7,470 | 13 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8,547 | 35 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 7 | 0 |
| Steering System | 4 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 3 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Hyundai Ioniq puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Hyundai Ioniq, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-19 | 2017 | NC | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-05 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-18 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-12 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-11 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-12-06 | 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-03-18 | 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-05-23 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-03-30 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 2 | Other | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-03-03 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-06-20 | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-03-03 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-02-25 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-02-08 | 2017 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-08-13 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-04-12 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2021-04-12 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2020-06-20 | 2020 | UT | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-01-04 | 2017 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-09-17 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2018 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Hyundai received alleging a death or injury in a Hyundai Ioniq and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Ioniq that sold more will have more rows. All Hyundai models · What these reports are, and are not.