Hyundai Ioniq 5Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 1,356 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Hyundai Ioniq 5 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2022, 2023 and 2024. The Ioniq 5 has 15 safety recalls on record.

Hyundai Ioniq 5

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Cutlass, CC0.

Best & worst years

Hyundai Ioniq 5 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Ioniq 5 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Ioniq 5 problems

All model years combined: 1,356 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system100415
Fuel/propulsion system2775
Power train2525
Engine1172
Forward collision avoidance8112
Vehicle speed control705
Service brakes6413
Lane departure380
Steering261
16 other systems1029
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Ioniq 5

  1. Electrical arcing and thermal events, potentially leading to fires, while utilizing Enel X Way USA, LLC's JuiceBox residential charger.PE24028 · 2022 · closed Jun 5, 2025
    No recall
  2. Loss of Motive PowerPE23011 · 2022–2024 · closed Apr 17, 2024
    Led to recall 24V-204
  3. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063