48 of the
619 complaints about the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 are about the
driver-assist systems — 8% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
15,000 miles.
F
48
Complaints
13
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Adaptive Cruise Control
1122.9%
Automatic Emergency Braking
1122.9%
Warnings
816.7%
Assist
612.5%
Warning
48.3%
Blind Spot Detection
36.3%
Warnings
36.3%
Forward Collision Avoidance
12.1%
Rearview System Braking
12.1%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance across every Hyundai Ioniq 5 year
The ioniq 5 highway driving assist, which steers the car and keeps it centered in the lane, will disengage without clear warning - the small green steering wheel icon (which is at the top of the dash cluster) simply becomes grey and blinks, but there's no audible chime to indicate that the car has disengaged the steering assist. I have had multiple times on the highway where it disengaged and I don't notice (because I am looking at the road, not the dash) and one time on the highway it disengaged during a turn and hit the rumble strip, causing me to swerve back onto the road. My hands were on the steering wheel and I was paying full attention, but I was expecting the car to handle the turn, and it just disengaged without me noticing. Had there been another car in the middle lane or I reacted slower, it's likely a crash would have occurred. This has been documented as well on Reddit and confirmed by multiple owners, who have mentioned they have disclosed to the manufacturer: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #11748381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Eugene, OR
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
See attached document for complaint.
NHTSA complaint #11733495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
On [XXX], I received a warning on my 2023 IONIQ 5 that said “stop vehicle and check braking system” and the car went into “turtle mode”. I took it into the dealer for repairs and they said the issue was related to the 12V battery and returned the car to me as repaired. Then, on [XXX], I was driving the car and I got the same error message but this time the car’s brakes didn’t work. Thankfully, I was able to pull off the surface road I was on and pulled into a residential area where I used the parking brake to stop the car. I then had it towed to the dealer and they are currently in the process of repairing it. My son and I were in the car at the time of the [XXX] incident and were very fortunate that we did not hurt anyone or ourselves when the brakes didn’t work. As of today, the Hyundai dealer (Roseville, CA) says they are repairing a brake component that was defective but they missed this on the 2/28/26 inspection. See attached photo of the warning indicator. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
NHTSA complaint #11722925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Palouse, WA
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
ICCU FAILED and Hyundai service states that part is back ordered indefinitely. Has been 2 weeks with no further updates Additionally service department is unable to repair forward monitoring sensors that quit working with the smallest amount of precipitation, sometimes just from road condensation.
NHTSA complaint #11716969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Palouse, WA
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
ICCU FAILED and Hyundai service states that part is back ordered indefinitely. Has been 2 weeks with no further updates Additionally service department is unable to repair forward monitoring sensors that quit working with the smallest amount of precipitation, sometimes just from road condensation.
NHTSA complaint #11716969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I was traveling 70mph on Interstate 70 when I heard a loud “pop” sound and the car immediately slowed down to 20mph in heavy traffic. The care then would not go over 20mph.The car was charged at home the night prior. On the dash was the “stop vehicle and check power supply” warning. This is the very common ICCU issues known to plague the Hyundai EV fleet. This is very dangerous when your are in heavy interstate traffic going at a high rate of speed.
NHTSA complaint #11708404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Due to a heavy brake application a water bottle in the back seat spilled and the water traveled under the drivers seat. This resulted in multiple car systems going offline, vehicle reporting LKAS error and inability to turn the car off. This essentially bricked the vehicle. Repair in order to correct the shorts and corrosion from the water both the drivers seat and main floor wiring harnesses require replacement cost estimate approximately $12,000. These key electrical connections under drivers seat are not adequately protected from simple water damage. This in my opinion makes the vehicle unfit for use as a family EV SUV as a simple water bottle still should not be able to brick a car. I consider this a design defect and the manufacturer is not covering this under warranty.
NHTSA complaint #11706248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lakeland, FL
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
Due to a heavy brake application a water bottle in the back seat spilled and the water traveled under the drivers seat. This resulted in multiple car systems going offline, vehicle reporting LKAS error and inability to turn the car off. This essentially bricked the vehicle. Repair in order to correct the shorts and corrosion from the water both the drivers seat and main floor wiring harnesses require replacement cost estimate approximately $12,000. These key electrical connections under drivers seat are not adequately protected from simple water damage. This in my opinion makes the vehicle unfit for use as a family EV SUV as a simple water bottle still should not be able to brick a car. I consider this a design defect and the manufacturer is not covering this under warranty.
NHTSA complaint #11706248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lakeland, FL
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
Due to a heavy brake application a water bottle in the back seat spilled and the water traveled under the drivers seat. This resulted in multiple car systems going offline, vehicle reporting LKAS error and inability to turn the car off. This essentially bricked the vehicle. Repair in order to correct the shorts and corrosion from the water both the drivers seat and main floor wiring harnesses require replacement cost estimate approximately $12,000. These key electrical connections under drivers seat are not adequately protected from simple water damage. This in my opinion makes the vehicle unfit for use as a family EV SUV as a simple water bottle still should not be able to brick a car. I consider this a design defect and the manufacturer is not covering this under warranty.
NHTSA complaint #11706248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Frederick, MD
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Several times now the "Check Driver Assistance System" and "Check Lane Assist System" have come on and stayed on. I brought the car dealership, and they fixed it--but only temporarily--the problem recurs within a few days of the fix. All of the sensor cameras are clean. I have read that a weak 12-volt battery can cause this problem, but the car has only 28k miles on it, so the battery should not be weak yet. I will bring the car back to the dealer (again) and have them check the 12-volt battery strength. But I am at the point where the "check system" messages are on more than they are working correctly.
NHTSA complaint #11700677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Frederick, MD
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
Several times now the "Check Driver Assistance System" and "Check Lane Assist System" have come on and stayed on. I brought the car dealership, and they fixed it--but only temporarily--the problem recurs within a few days of the fix. All of the sensor cameras are clean. I have read that a weak 12-volt battery can cause this problem, but the car has only 28k miles on it, so the battery should not be weak yet. I will bring the car back to the dealer (again) and have them check the 12-volt battery strength. But I am at the point where the "check system" messages are on more than they are working correctly.
NHTSA complaint #11700677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Culpeper, VA
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
I suddenly received errors that my sensors weren’t working, and I can no longer use my cruise control. The car has less than 60,000 miles so it still has the full bumper to bumper warranty. I have never had a collision. So I took it in to the dealer and they said the camera was mis-aligned and is not covered under warranty. It should be covered as I’ve never had a collision. Based on my online research, many people with Hyundai Ioniq 5s have experienced this same issue at no fault of their own, so it is a systemic problem. I took the vehicle to the Pohanka Hyundai in Fredricksburg, VA
NHTSA complaint #11697455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Culpeper, VA
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
I suddenly received errors that my sensors weren’t working, and I can no longer use my cruise control. The car has less than 60,000 miles so it still has the full bumper to bumper warranty. I have never had a collision. So I took it in to the dealer and they said the camera was mis-aligned and is not covered under warranty. It should be covered as I’ve never had a collision. Based on my online research, many people with Hyundai Ioniq 5s have experienced this same issue at no fault of their own, so it is a systemic problem. I took the vehicle to the Pohanka Hyundai in Fredricksburg, VA
NHTSA complaint #11697455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Culpeper, VA
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
I suddenly received errors that my sensors weren’t working, and I can no longer use my cruise control. The car has less than 60,000 miles so it still has the full bumper to bumper warranty. I have never had a collision. So I took it in to the dealer and they said the camera was mis-aligned and is not covered under warranty. It should be covered as I’ve never had a collision. Based on my online research, many people with Hyundai Ioniq 5s have experienced this same issue at no fault of their own, so it is a systemic problem. I took the vehicle to the Pohanka Hyundai in Fredricksburg, VA
NHTSA complaint #11697455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chapin, SC
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Condensation builds in front of the camera. The car starts jerking all over the road with no warning. There is no error other than noticing that the car cannot keep itself in the lane. When trying to disable the features, they get turned back on automatically.
NHTSA complaint #11640303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chapin, SC
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
Condensation builds in front of the camera. The car starts jerking all over the road with no warning. There is no error other than noticing that the car cannot keep itself in the lane. When trying to disable the features, they get turned back on automatically.
NHTSA complaint #11640303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chapin, SC
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
Condensation builds in front of the camera. The car starts jerking all over the road with no warning. There is no error other than noticing that the car cannot keep itself in the lane. When trying to disable the features, they get turned back on automatically.
NHTSA complaint #11640303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The rear video camera fails intermittently. It works sometimes and doesn't at times. The same with the rear cross traffic warning and pedestrian warning. I've taken my car to the dealer service center but they claim to not being able to reproduce the issue. I know the issue still exists since my husband hit a parked car while backing out of a driveway since there was no alert provided and the rear camera did not work.
NHTSA complaint #11633557 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Carlsbad, CACrash
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
The rear video camera fails intermittently. It works sometimes and doesn't at times. The same with the rear cross traffic warning and pedestrian warning. I've taken my car to the dealer service center but they claim to not being able to reproduce the issue. I know the issue still exists since my husband hit a parked car while backing out of a driveway since there was no alert provided and the rear camera did not work.
NHTSA complaint #11633557 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Carlsbad, CACrash
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
The rear video camera fails intermittently. It works sometimes and doesn't at times. The same with the rear cross traffic warning and pedestrian warning. I've taken my car to the dealer service center but they claim to not being able to reproduce the issue. I know the issue still exists since my husband hit a parked car while backing out of a driveway since there was no alert provided and the rear camera did not work.
NHTSA complaint #11633557 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Poughkeepsie, NY
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
Vehicle disengaged lane keeping ADAS without warning multiple times. Sometimes a warning beep would occur, but often on turns it would suddenly disengage without a beep or any other warning method causing me to have to yank the wheel to complete the turn correctly and avoid running off the road. This has caused me to not trust the system and fight the lane keeping feature just in case it suddenly turns off and goes into the other lane before I have a chance to correct the steering.
NHTSA complaint #11622163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Poughkeepsie, NY
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
Vehicle disengaged lane keeping ADAS without warning multiple times. Sometimes a warning beep would occur, but often on turns it would suddenly disengage without a beep or any other warning method causing me to have to yank the wheel to complete the turn correctly and avoid running off the road. This has caused me to not trust the system and fight the lane keeping feature just in case it suddenly turns off and goes into the other lane before I have a chance to correct the steering.
NHTSA complaint #11622163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gabriola, FLCrash
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Incident occurred when head-in parking in a space pointed into an stores exterior wall. There were no parking/wheel stops, just pavement then wall. No adjacent cars. I was decelerating with foot completely off accelerator and over the brake pedal. The car is an EV and was in 3rd level of regenerative braking, slowing down quickly. As I completed the turn into the space and began straitening the wheel, the car suddenly and rapidly accelerated and crashed into the wall. The only likely explanation I have is that I inadvertently pressed the Driving Assist button with my right thumb or hand while turning the steering wheel, which would have activated Smart Cruise Control, and, if the necessary conditions were met, set the minimum speed to 30 km/hr. The car manual states: "If your vehicle speed is between 0 - 20 mph (0 - 30 km/h) when you press the Driving Assist ( ) button, the Smart Cruise Control speed will be set to 20 mph (30km/h)." The Foward Collision-Avoidance Assist was set to Active Assist, which should have applied the brake to stop from colliding with the wall, but instead the car accelerated. (Note, the parking assist feature does not usually recognize head-in parking.) The car has two Driving Assist settings: Based on Drive Mode and Based on Driving Style. If the latter is selected, three additional features are set on sliding scales: Distance (close to far), Acceleration (slow to fast), Response Speed (slow to quick). These three settings are adjusted automatically based on the car's interpretation of the driver's driving style, or they can be manually overriden. I have never changed these settings. Post-incident I checked the setting and it was set to Based on Driving Style with Acceleration=Fast. Concerns: Is Driving Assist to easy to inadvertently activate? Should Driving Assist not activate at very slow speeds and not auto-set to 30k/h? Why did Forward Collision-Avoidance not activate? Drive Assist should not default to Based on Driving Style.
NHTSA complaint #11605163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Incident occurred when head-in parking in a space pointed into an stores exterior wall. There were no parking/wheel stops, just pavement then wall. No adjacent cars. I was decelerating with foot completely off accelerator and over the brake pedal. The car is an EV and was in 3rd level of regenerative braking, slowing down quickly. As I completed the turn into the space and began straitening the wheel, the car suddenly and rapidly accelerated and crashed into the wall. The only likely explanation I have is that I inadvertently pressed the Driving Assist button with my right thumb or hand while turning the steering wheel, which would have activated Smart Cruise Control, and, if the necessary conditions were met, set the minimum speed to 30 km/hr. The car manual states: "If your vehicle speed is between 0 - 20 mph (0 - 30 km/h) when you press the Driving Assist ( ) button, the Smart Cruise Control speed will be set to 20 mph (30km/h)." The Foward Collision-Avoidance Assist was set to Active Assist, which should have applied the brake to stop from colliding with the wall, but instead the car accelerated. (Note, the parking assist feature does not usually recognize head-in parking.) The car has two Driving Assist settings: Based on Drive Mode and Based on Driving Style. If the latter is selected, three additional features are set on sliding scales: Distance (close to far), Acceleration (slow to fast), Response Speed (slow to quick). These three settings are adjusted automatically based on the car's interpretation of the driver's driving style, or they can be manually overriden. I have never changed these settings. Post-incident I checked the setting and it was set to Based on Driving Style with Acceleration=Fast. Concerns: Is Driving Assist to easy to inadvertently activate? Should Driving Assist not activate at very slow speeds and not auto-set to 30k/h? Why did Forward Collision-Avoidance not activate? Drive Assist should not default to Based on Driving Style.
NHTSA complaint #11605163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I bought my Ioniq 5 in April 2023, starting in June 2023 I started having issues with the internal navigation system locating my vehicle on a different route than I was actually on. When I connect to Apple CarPlay to be able to use Google Maps or Waze, it also throws my cell phone system off and will be taken into wrong streets. Vehicle navigation also detected me driving in the wrong direction alerting me not to enter the street. I took video and photos to the dealer starting in June 2023 for a few months. They first updated the software which took over 6 hours, and my car spent the night at the dealer. Unfortunately it did not resolve the problem, they then replaced the antennae also not resolved issue. They replaced the camera in front of the rear view mirror, also no resolution. Lastly they replaced the head unit under warranty. My car continues to have the same issues with navigation and recently while on the freeway and the navigation and Apple CarPlay were acting up, when i switched lanes it alerted me of a collision and car began to break while driving 65 miles per hour. This could have caused me to be rear ended if there would have been a vehicle behind me. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle which i depend on the navigation maps for my daily work. Currently i am avoiding driving on freeways to ensure the car does not suddenly brake and cause me to be rear ended. I contacted the dealer and they stated they have not detected the same issue on other Ioniq 5's sold at Puente Hills Hyundai in California. In researching through the internet, i found there are others experiencing the same issue. Dealer asked me to bring my car in once again, but i am not sure what they can do. Hyundai needs to figure out the issue on the Ioniq 5 navigation system and issue a recall to fix the safety glitch with the system.
NHTSA complaint #11578093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Santa Cruz, CA
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
I was driving at night on a freeway marked as a 65mph speed limit. I had the adaptive cruise control turned on and set to automatically follow the road speed limit. There was intermittent rain at the time. Suddenly my car began to accelerate, but I was able to stop the acceleration by stepping on the brake to disengage cruise control. I tried re-engaging cruise control and it immediately accelerated strongly again. That is when I noticed the cruise control speed had been set to 85mph. I disengaged cruise control for the rest of my trip home and was able to drive normally. Subsequently I learned that the car detects speed limits by both map data and visually recognizing speed limit signs, so I assume it mis-identified a 65mph sign as 85mph. The auto speed feature set the cruise control speed to 85mph even though that is much higher than any possible speed limit in California. I disabled the auto speed feature of the adaptive cruise control and have not had any problem since then.
NHTSA complaint #11576374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
San Diego, CA
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
3 issues: 1. 2 x, driving over a hundred miles the sensors get faults. None of the sensors work. Does not detect other cars. They updated my firmware, wiping the faults. 2. Once stopped at stop light, the sensors can start detecting items not there. 3. When parking the car does not detect items that are there. (I have video, dealerships so far refuses to fix) I am still trying to get them to fix it. Additional concern, talking to other drivers, they have similar issues and responses from the Hyundai dealerships. This is for both the Ioniq 5 and 6. Pictures: shows no other car image, or sensor detection. I took the picture a behind to give context. I can provide the videos if needed. Answers to question, separated with a comma: Yes, answered above, trying to get confirmed, the car has been inspected by Hyundai service center, and the errors were wiped by a update + reset.
NHTSA complaint #11575107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
San Diego, CA
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
3 issues: 1. 2 x, driving over a hundred miles the sensors get faults. None of the sensors work. Does not detect other cars. They updated my firmware, wiping the faults. 2. Once stopped at stop light, the sensors can start detecting items not there. 3. When parking the car does not detect items that are there. (I have video, dealerships so far refuses to fix) I am still trying to get them to fix it. Additional concern, talking to other drivers, they have similar issues and responses from the Hyundai dealerships. This is for both the Ioniq 5 and 6. Pictures: shows no other car image, or sensor detection. I took the picture a behind to give context. I can provide the videos if needed. Answers to question, separated with a comma: Yes, answered above, trying to get confirmed, the car has been inspected by Hyundai service center, and the errors were wiped by a update + reset.
NHTSA complaint #11575107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
San Diego, CA
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
3 issues: 1. 2 x, driving over a hundred miles the sensors get faults. None of the sensors work. Does not detect other cars. They updated my firmware, wiping the faults. 2. Once stopped at stop light, the sensors can start detecting items not there. 3. When parking the car does not detect items that are there. (I have video, dealerships so far refuses to fix) I am still trying to get them to fix it. Additional concern, talking to other drivers, they have similar issues and responses from the Hyundai dealerships. This is for both the Ioniq 5 and 6. Pictures: shows no other car image, or sensor detection. I took the picture a behind to give context. I can provide the videos if needed. Answers to question, separated with a comma: Yes, answered above, trying to get confirmed, the car has been inspected by Hyundai service center, and the errors were wiped by a update + reset.
NHTSA complaint #11575107 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bethlehem, CTCrash
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
12/30/2023 at approximately 5:30pm I drove home with the iPedal engaged. The iPedal was installed as a download to the car in August 2023. My daughter was in the passenger seat. I began to back into my driveway but shifted to Drive to straighten out the car. The car began to roll forward I took my foot off the accelerator but the car did not stop in spite of the iPedal being engaged. I put my foot on the BRAKE PEDAL which went all the way to the floor to no avail. The car rolled slowly into an electrical pole which brought the car to a stop. I previously filed a complaint here but I have since learned that iPedal may disengage if the car is put into reverse. There is not warning light to alert the driver that iPedal is disengaged so the driver is not aware that the brakes may not work as expected. I believe this may have been the case with my accident. However, this does not address why using the foot pedal for the brakes did not stop the car. Have found many complaints about this on various forums and believe this aspect of iPedal needs to be addressed. It should not disengage unless the driver instructs the car to do so. I have not been able to find documentation of this functionality in the manual, but I have searched and will continue to do so.
NHTSA complaint #11572116 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.