Hyundai Ioniq Headlight Replacement Parts

The Hyundai Ioniq was produced as a single generation from 2016 onwards, with a facelift arriving for the 2019 model year that updated the front end including the headlights, grille and bumper. This means headlights from 2016–2018 pre-facelift cars share the same design, and 2019-onwards facelift lights form a separate group. Always confirm the exact part against your registration with the breaker, as halogen and LED variants also exist within each period.

Yes, both the 2017 and 2018 Ioniq sit in the pre-facelift period (2016–2018), so the front-end design is the same and a headlight from either year should correspond to the same part. That said, there are halogen and LED headlight variants within the pre-facelift range, so confirm with the breaker that the specific unit matches your car's lighting setup before purchasing.

This question crosses the 2019 facelift boundary, where Hyundai updated the Ioniq's front end, and headlights on either side of that change are not necessarily interchangeable. You should confirm directly with the breaker whether the specific unit from a 2018 car will physically fit your 2019 registration, as this is exactly the kind of boundary where differences can catch buyers out.

No — the powertrain (hybrid, PHEV or full electric) does not affect headlight fitment on the Ioniq, as the front-end panels are shared across all variants within the same facelift period. What matters is whether your car is pre-facelift (2016–2018) or post-facelift (2019 onwards), so focus on that when describing your vehicle to a breaker.

Trim level itself does not determine which headlight housing fits your Ioniq, so a unit from a lower or higher trim car of the same facelift period is dimensionally the same. However, different trim levels were fitted with different light sources — halogen on lower trims and full LED on higher trims such as Premium SE — so confirm with the breaker that the specific headlight unit matches your car's original lighting type to avoid a mismatch.

You can replace just the nearside (NS, passenger side) or offside (OS, driver side) headlight individually — they are separate units and sold that way by breakers. If your car has been in a front-end impact it is worth checking the condition of the surrounding panels too, but there is no technical reason you must replace both lights at once.