2026 HYUNDAI IONIQ 5

2 recalls — 26 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY

Defect Description

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 IONIQ 5 and 2026 IONIQ 9 vehicles. The high voltage battery system may contain an improperly tightened bus bar, which can cause a short-circuit.

Consequence

An electrical short in the high voltage battery system increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and tighten the bus bar retention bolts and replace the battery system assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 3, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai customer service at 1-855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 294. Vehicle I... Read more

27 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Defect Description

Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 IONIQ 5, Santa Cruz, Kona, Palisade, Palisade Hybrid, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, Sonata, Sonata Hybrid, and Tucson vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display... Read more

Consequence

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

The instrument panel display software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 24, 2026. Owners may contact Hyundai's customer service at 855-371-9460. Hyundai's number for this recall is 293. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs... Read more

41,651 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America

Complaint Statistics

26 total complaints 1 fires

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	4
ENGINE	2
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST	2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL	2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER	2
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING	2
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS	2
STRUCTURE	1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS	1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	1

Incident date: May 28, 2026

Vehicle: 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Description of Safety Defect:The Reverse Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist (PCA-R) system exhibits a severe software logic flaw that creates an immediate traffic hazard. When a standard, hitch-mounted bike rack is installed, the vehicle’s rear sensors detect the rac... Read more

Incident date: May 28, 2026

Incident date: May 9, 2026

I am a tall driver (6'4") and I need to wear sunglasses when driving most of the time. The eye tracking device seems generally incompatible with both of these conditions. When the eye tracker fails to recognize my eyes are looking at road it disables driver assist features such as lane centerin... Read more

Incident date: May 9, 2026

Incident date: Apr 17, 2026

This hasn't caused an accident or stranded me yet, but Ford won't do anything to help me avoid danger in the faulty vehicle they sold. There have been several recalls on my 2022 Ford Escape PHEV over the past year or so, including safety recalls. The number of recalls, requiring me to take the time... Read more

Incident date: Apr 18, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Wrangler. The contact’s daughter stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel became inoperable and was blank. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The fa... Read more

Incident date: Mar 23, 2026

Upon delivery of a brand new 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 with 13 miles on the odometer, the washer fluid warning illuminated the next day. Reservoir was refilled on 3/29 and was completely empty by 3/30. Vehicle was brought to the authorized dealer on 3/31. The technician confirmed via repair order that th... Read more

Incident date: Mar 23, 2026

Incident date: Apr 12, 2026

On April 12, 2026, I was using the parallel parking assist feature on my 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Limited AWD. I was parking on perfectly level ground with a parked vehicle behind the empty space I was attempting to enter. During the maneuver, the collision sensors activated, but the vehicle continued a... Read more

Incident date: Apr 5, 2026

While driving at most speeds vehicle feels like it is pulsing in power. It’s an EV and I can best describe the feeling to be like when a gas powered vehicle has a severe skip in the engine

Incident date: Mar 28, 2026

While reading the instruction manual I noticed that in the forward facing section on page 40 it never instructs you to lock the seatbelt. This could obviously cause serious injury if a caregiver does not already know they are supposed to. You would also technically not be following the manual if you... Read more

Incident date: Mar 26, 2026

The wiring for the air bag system under the driver's seat is exposed and unprotected which has led to disconnection and or damage to the wiring harness which then results in a disabled air bag system. This is a manufacturer design flaw and a serious safety issue. Other owners who have experienced da... Read more

Incident date: Mar 26, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V586000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonab... Read more

Incident date: Mar 26, 2026

I have taken my car to service in January, and it has had all the recalls fixes done, supposedly. Just the last two weeks I have been feeling a notchy sensation when steering, it resists and then jumps to the next notch when turning. Not a smooth feeling as it did during the first year of usage.

Incident date: Mar 14, 2026

Every 7 minutes of driving electrical failure , happens, which results in Check driver assistance system warning. Once vehicle is turned off, driving 7 minutes error pops again. Due to this all systems : Adaptive Cruise Control , Automatic Emergency Braking , Blind Spot Warning , Forward Collision W... Read more

Incident date: Mar 14, 2026

Incident date: Feb 23, 2026

2023 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO ESTREMA - INFORMANT SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES THE BACK UP CAMERA VIEW HAS FULLY MALFUNCTIONED AND BLANK CAUSING A BACK UP ASSISTANCE HAZARD. THERE IS NOT AN ALFA ROMEO DEALERSHIP IN OKLAHOMA AND THE NEAREST ALFA ROMEO DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED IN PLANO, TX. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT A... Read more

Incident date: Feb 15, 2026

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (STRUCTURE); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manuf... Read more

Incident date: Jan 21, 2026

My ABS, Brake and Traction Control lights all came on 1 month ago. Error code from shop is C2200 indicating a faulty ABS Module. They cannot find a replacement from any Jeep dealers. My online search also unsuccessful as none of the sites have them in stock. Been told by everyone that there is a n... Read more

Incident date: Jan 21, 2026

While driving at highway speeds (approximately 70 MPH) with the vehicle's Assistive Driving functions engaged, the Driver Monitoring System (DMS) malfunctioned. Despite maintaining constant visual attention on the road ahead, the system issued repeated, erroneous audio warnings claiming driver inatt... Read more

Incident date: Jan 21, 2026

Incident date: Jan 30, 2026

Driving my car only a few minutes and it caught fire and blew up. Car was completely engulfed in flames. Son was barely able to get out before engine burst into flames.

Fire

Incident date: Dec 3, 2025

My vehicle has never missed an oil change or maintenance event yet at my last oil change my engine had burned through all its oil and no low oil light or check engine light came on. Hyundai is refusing to cover it under their warranty stating it occurred due to maintenance neglect even though all oi... Read more

NHTSA Safety Investigations — HYUNDAI IONIQ 5

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE — Closed — Model Year: 2022

Loss of Motive Power

On June 8, 2023, the Office of Defect Investigation (ODI) opened PE23011 to investigate allegations of loss of motor power on model year (MY) 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 vehicles. Some consumers reported loss of motor power immediately after a warning lamp illumination or reduction of motive power while th... Read more

HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 across all model years (2022–2026).

19 Total Recalls

2,033 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

79 Reported Crashes

16 Reported Fires

1 Reported Deaths

HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 — Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2026 (current)	2	26
2025	9	420	View
2024	2	333	View
2023	3	606	View
2022	3	648	View

Other HYUNDAI Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
SONATA	184	21,863	View
SANTA FE	153	9,962	View
ELANTRA	133	11,853	View
PALISADE	124	2,704	View
TUCSON	95	8,074	View
SONATA HYBRID	67	1,129	View
ACCENT	64	2,745	View
SANTA FE HYBRID	57	347	View

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2026 HYUNDAI IONIQ 5

Complaint Statistics

Top Reported Components

NHTSA Safety Investigations — HYUNDAI IONIQ 5

HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 — All Years Overview

HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 — Year by Year

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