Hyundai Ioniq 5: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Hyundai Ioniq 5: 1 model years scored from 292 NHTSA owner complaints and 9 recall campaigns. Worst year 2025, best year 2025.

Hyundai Ioniq 5

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Year-by-year data table

YearScoreVerdict Running cost / yrNHTSA complaintsRecalls
202560CAUTION$6,7782929

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Photographs and every generation of the Ioniq 5, through the years →

Ioniq 5 sub-models & family

Variants & trims on record

Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Ioniq 5 on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.

IoniqIoniq 5 19 inch WheelsIoniq 5 20 inch WheelsIoniq 5 Long rangeIoniq 5 NIoniq 5 Robo taxiIoniq 5 Standard rangeIoniq 5 XRT

What goes wrong on the Hyundai Ioniq 5

Across every Ioniq 5 model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

  • Electrical System223 complaints across all Ioniq 5 years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
  • Fuel/Propulsion System64 complaints across all Ioniq 5 years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
  • Power Train56 complaints across all Ioniq 5 years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
  • Forward Collision Avoidance24 complaints across all Ioniq 5 years · typical job: Radar or camera module replacement and calibration$780–$2,160
  • Unknown Or Other22 complaints across all Ioniq 5 years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
  • Engine19 complaints across all Ioniq 5 years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

FAQ

What is the most common Hyundai Ioniq 5 problem?

223 of the complaints filed against the Ioniq 5 across all its model years sit in the Electrical System group — more than any other component.

Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04