I have an Ioniq 5. It’s great. Highly recommended.
Those are pretty sweet. Was looking at those before I bought its cousin the Kia EV6. Best vehicle I’ve ever owned.
Even with the iccu ?
They offer 15 years of warranty for that part, I wouldn’t worry about it.
You have to make sure to stick to the service intervals and that a used one had all services Döner in time, if you plan to buy one. A few hundred miles over the service and the guarantee will be void.
Hmm… kebab…
There shouldn’t be much to service, no?
Well no, I just saw a video about a EV6 that is used as a taxi and has 300.000km on the clock. It had no issues, even still the first set of brakes. “Only” the ICCU was replaced and to get that in warranty, you have to make sure that all services were done in time, it your warranty is void.
The Ioniq 5 and 6 as well as the EV6 share the same platform. The pre facelift models have a weakness with the thermal design of the ICCU Kia/Hyundai have extended the warranty, but that applies only if you have all services done in time.
Yeah. Only issue is waiting time. You can be without a car for a long time while waiting for replacement part.
My concern would be having it break while I’m far from home. Even if not far from home it’s still a hassle to get it fixed, with the wait times and possible need for a rental vehicle. If I had a second vehicle then I wouldn’t be quite as concerned - but I don’t want or (otherwise) need a second vehicle.
It’s a shame, as I’d otherwise consider the Ioniq 5 as a good alternative to the Model Y.
I’ll look into it when they unfuck the interior.
Can it finally do one pedal driving and keep it between drives? Last time I drove one I had to enable it every time I went into drive. I’ve been driving one pedal for almost 10 years now so I don’t want to go back.
I bought one last year and it’s been a delight.
I have many complaints about it and they’re all incredibly petty.
Man I love mine but I do have a lot of complaints. Like a bunch of things that just don’t make any sense, like the doors unlock when you walk up but don’t lock when you walk away? You also can’t lock the doors using the door buttons if you want to lock and walk away, so fucking annoying. There’s a lot of small things, but it charges so fast and it’s so nice inside.
Hey bruh, you wanna skip forward a song on this playlist? Toggle down on the steering wheel control.
You. Dirty. Mother. Fucker.
I want an EV and I like Hyundais (having owned one in the past), but reading comments like these reminds me that having a “modern” computerized car would drive me nuts. And that’s on top of the surveillance and lack of right to repair being deal-breakers.
You can disable the “unlock on approach” in the settings. I did on mine because that annoyed me the same way.
I also turned off lock when walking away. Sometimes I just forget something and have to run back for it…
Car now only locks or unlocks if I push buttons on the fob. That’s what I prefer!
These kind of little things, plus the iccu and driver awareness sensor on 2025+ is what made me buy a '25 Mach E instead. They each have their quirks and the I5 is a better car on paper, but the Mach E is better in practice. I’ll take a reliable ICCU, more sensical battery preconditioning, and driver profiles over the 800V architecture that DC charges slightly faster.
And it locks the doors when you walk away like you mentioned. It’s the little things.
Got a 23 MME with “Slower” fast charging. Still works great. I would not pay extra for even faster charging, since 99.99% of my charging happens on level 1 AC. Taking a 20-30 minute break after 2 hrs of driving is pretty nice. Battery mandated piss/lunch/walking breaks are not the hassle I thought they would be.
What do you mean you can’t lock using the door buttons and walk away? What happens?
Walk up to your car. Doors unlock. Open door and hit the lock button. Nothing with happen. The door lock buttons on the inside do absolutely nothing unless the key is inside of the car. It’s insanity. Like, what if I realize I didn’t lock my car and I’m outside without my keys. I have to go back into the house, get the keys, then come out and lock the car. You can’t just open the fucking die and hit the lock buttons. It’s fucking stupid.
No worry about the iccu?
It got an update in fall of 2024 that is supposed to fix it. Hasn’t been a problem so far.
I did too. Then my iccu failed 4 months later.
With 15 year warranty, you forgot that part.
Sure. It was at the dealer for 2+ months.
But I’ve also heard they take a long time to complete the repairs
I have no doubt that they’ll replace it every time it pops for the next 15 years.
Did you have the car before the update? Or did you buy it new with the update in place?
Real Subaru ‘we fixed the head gaskets, for real this time’ vibes
The update in this case was software. It reduces the charging rate and runs fans during charging to lower the temperature the ICCU has to endure. I bought my car in early 2025 with the update in place and never ran the ICCU at the older, higher temperature. I suspect that a fix like that wouldn’t help anyone who had already baked theirs for months or years.
Subaru never offered 15 year warranty on their head gaskets.
I have an EV6.
Those paddle shifters are so annoying! You want to accelerate slowly to drive your grandma around? You better hope she likes stiff braking! What’s that, you want sporty responsive acceleration? Better combine it with an anemic brake response! Who tf came up with this?
No complaints about the adaptive cruise control and lane centering, though. Best I’ve ever used.
…looks in rear view mirror at the lack of rear wiper…
I think they added it in the 2025 model. It’s definitely there on my 2026!
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Do you have a citation for this claim?
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Ford, Toyota, Caterpiller, FCA, GM…so why focus on Hyundai? GM also donated $1M.
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worth noting, Hyundai is also classified as a war profiteer in both Ukraine and Palestine. you will find me in another comment praising the Ioniq 5. This is in contrast to Tesla, bear in mind
Thank you for this. I’m making a long list of brands to avoid.
name a car maker that has not contributed to MAGA. That’s how business is done in US.
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I agree, but I think their point was more or less, so am i not allowed to buy a new car?
So a more helpful answer would be, buy used and private or used and at a dealership that isn’t associated with a brand.
I think this is what “want an EV, research it heavily” folks tend to end up with, where Teslas leans more “want an EV, don’t research it quite as heavily” crowd.
Not that either brand makes bad cars.
I just mean the Hyundai/Kia EVs are less “sexy” on the surface. Their charge and range is lower, but if you look into it, it’s an engineering compromise for faster charging. Hyundai isn’t a very “glamorous” brand, but their recent cars have been excellent, and if you actually look into Tesla, well… gestures at X. Lower end Teslas are priced somewhat attractively and tend to have better resale value than Hyundai at the moment, and it’s quite rational to assume “well, they’ve been making EVs longer.” But if you research it, Teslas have a more hidden costs over time, and even though some systems like the heatpumps are less refined than Teslas, Hyundai engineered the heck out of the car.
The only downside I know of with the Hyundai is that their single pedal driving controller interprets US law about braking strictly and does not turn on the brake lights unless you dump the pedal, engaging the brake rotors. So either just don’t use single pedal driving mode, or have faith that US drivers don’t drive distracted (this is an endorsement for not using Hyundai’s single pedal driving mode btw)
My wife’s Ioniq 6 turns on the brake lights when it is doing regeneration braking, so you are misinformed (unless it is a recent change; hers is a 2025). I can’t imagine that your version has ever been true, though.
that’s great news! it looks like they started fixing this in 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0YW7x9U5TQ
here’s some context
Also their failing ICCUs. They keep trying to fix it, but people keep reporting it’s not fully solved.
so let’s ignore the 15 year warranty in that comment. List of US manufacturers that give 15 year warranties on any part:
-End of list-
Do you want to go out on road trip or just have your car randomly die and be unavailable for days? The warranty is great, but its still a problem.
Edit: the warranty is there because it is a problem, not because they’re being a great company and deciding to offer 15y on a part.
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noted!
It’s also not “necessary” for regen braking depending on your car. Early EVs (and AFAIK) current Teslas do not blend regen braking with the regular brakes, so you needed to use one pedal driving to get the most range. Modern, well made EVs blend the regen braking with conventional brakes on the same pedal, so you don’t have to use one pedal driving mode to get the most range.
This is the snail pace of the NTHSA, made worse by Musk cuts. Also why headlights are dangerously blinding.
Motorcycles have a helmet brake light that works off a g-sensor.
This is a feature to maximize EV resale value by getting you a big cash settlement when someone rear ends you.
Test-drove one when I was looking for an EV. Nice car but the turning radius is ridiculously large, which along with the general size of the car made me go for a Kia EV3 instead. I guess those points wouldn’t be much of an issue on American roads though.
We nearly bought one as well but went for an EV6 instead (which is basically the same car in a different shell), in the UK. The turning circle was definitely a concern but honestly has been fine.
I would definitely have gone for an Ioniq 5 as well if money was not a question. But at the end of the day, the Ioniq 5 was overkill for my use case so I ended up going for a used Hyundai Kona. Still very happy with my choice, even if I would’ve loved an Ioniq 5. But it did save me like 60.000 DKK.
Same here. I tried a couple Ioniqs and some KIA’s. Went with a 2024 Kona. It’s been great!
Their most recent OTA update also allows you to disable location sharing, presumably to conform to California law.
Any idea if this is true outside the US?
Just cover up the sharkfin with aluminum tape.
Those are mostly for GPS and AM/FM. The antenna for the connected services is likely in the dash.
Likely to disable it for other users mostly for in a domestic abuse situation (not the OEM) for a new York law. https://opdv.ny.gov/nys-connected-vehicle-service-laws
The N variant is a beast
It’s selling even better than Cybertruck?
I noticed the cybertrucks trucks disappearing in my area.
Along with fellow humans giving CT drivers the bird and snarky notes under their one dumb windshield wiper, they’re also just… not very good vehicles. The steering is vague, the acceleration is ass because the vehicle is so heavy, and they get the gremlins if they get wet and they weren’t set to car wash mode. So some drivers are going to be quietly trying to trade them in for shame, and some are going to be perpetually in the shop getting fixes for problems they never should have been allowed to have in the first place
They are sitting on used lots not selling. Write-off vehicles.
is anyone that is not spacex actually buying cybertrucks?
they don’t sell as well in Australia because, well, we have lots of competition I guess.
too bad it’s got those LED headlights. zero interest in that shit
I mean that’s by far the coolest looking shit on the whole car but you do you boo.
incredibly dangerous and rude though.
The projector style LED headlights on the Ioniqs are aimed beautifully - it perplexes me that they aren’t more common. The standard LED headlights aren’t great, though they’re a great deal less blinding than most other brands I drive near.
aiming is a half measure. they’re too bright.
Alright? Vastly prefer them to incandescent headlights as they’re easily dimmed (which pretty much all modern EVs do automatically), more efficient and significantly longer lived than incandescents, but hey you do you.
just don’t come crying to me when I drive head in into you because I can’t see, or when you run someone over because somebody else blinded you
Mmm…hm. So is this a frequent fantasy of yours or are you just feeling particularly misanthropic today?
