Hyundai Ioniq 5 Years to Avoid — and the Years to Buy
Every Hyundai Ioniq 5 model year from 2022 to 2026, benchmarked against each other with 2,120 federal complaints, 15 recall campaigns, and the odometer readings owners put in their reports.
No standout lemon years. Complaint volume for the Ioniq 5 is fairly even across the range.
The method in one line: every NHTSA complaint for this model is counted, weighted for crashes, fires, injuries, and deaths, and each year is measured against the Ioniq 5's own worst year — full methodology.
The trouble strip
One cell per model year. The whole answer in one glance — click any year for the full report.
The defining problem
Electrical tops the Hyundai Ioniq 5 file with 1,006 complaints, concentrated in the 2022–2025 model years, most often reported around 22,000 miles. The year pages break down what fails and when.
Every year, ranked
| Year | Verdict | Complaints | Recalls | Top problem | Trouble index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Too early to call | 33 | 2 | Driver assistance | 4 |
| 2025 | Early warning signs | 463 | 9 | Electrical | 67 |
| 2024 | Too early to call | 347 | 3 | Electrical | 52 |
| 2023 | Below average | 619 | 4 | Electrical | 100 |
| 2022 | Below average | 658 | 3 | Electrical | 94 |
Technical service bulletins
Beyond complaints and recalls, 173 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions — are on file for the Hyundai Ioniq 5. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
Browse the Hyundai Ioniq 5 TSB list by year →
Questions buyers ask
What Hyundai Ioniq 5 years should I avoid?
No Hyundai Ioniq 5 year stands out as a lemon in federal complaint records; complaint volume is fairly even across the range.
What is the most common Hyundai Ioniq 5 problem?
Electrical tops the Hyundai Ioniq 5 file with 1,006 complaints, concentrated in the 2022–2025 model years, most often reported around 22,000 miles.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover the Hyundai Ioniq 5 only, scored against this model's own worst year — not against other models. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.