Reliability Guide
Common Hyundai Problems
Select a model below to discover known faults, common MOT failures, estimated repair costs, and buying tips.
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Ioniq 6
2022 – 2024
3 documented issues 1 severe
Ioniq 5
2021 – 2024
3 documented issues 1 severe
Tucson (NX4)
2021 – 2024
3 documented issues 1 severe
i10 (Gen 3)
2020 – 2024
3 documented issues 1 severe
i20 (Gen 3)
2020 – 2024
3 documented issues 1 severe
Kona Electric
2018 – 2024
3 documented issues 2 severe
i30 (Gen 3)
2017 – 2024
3 documented issues 1 severe
Kona (Petrol/Hybrid)
2017 – 2024
3 documented issues
Ioniq (Hybrid/PHEV)
2016 – 2022
3 documented issues 1 severe
i20 (GB)
2015 – 2020
3 documented issues
Tucson (TL)
2015 – 2020
3 documented issues 1 severe
i10 (Gen 2)
2014 – 2019
3 documented issues
i30 (GD)
2012 – 2017
3 documented issues
ix35
2010 – 2015
3 documented issues
i20 (PB)
2009 – 2014
3 documented issues
i10 (Gen 1)
2008 – 2013
3 documented issues
i30 (FD)
2007 – 2011
3 documented issues
Getz
2002 – 2009
3 documented issues 1 severe
Accent (LC)
2000 – 2006
3 documented issues 1 severe
Accent (X3)
1995 – 1999
3 documented issues 2 severe
Brand-wide Hyundai Problem Patterns
Steering flex-coupling wear causes the familiar Hyundai/Kia low-speed clunk on many 2000s and 2010s models
Dry-clutch DCT automatics in later Tucson and related models can turn a tidy SUV into a four-figure gearbox job
Older Accent, Getz and early i10-era cars are now more likely to be written off by rust, brake pipes and tired suspension than by a terminal engine failure
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