Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The high-voltage traction battery on my 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Limited RWD failed unexpectedly around [redacted], when the vehicle had approximately 1,250 miles on it and was just over 3 months old. The car had been parked in my driveway with about 80% charge while I was away for several days. When I attempted to drive it, the vehicle would not shift out of neutral. No warning lamps or error messages were displayed before the failure. The vehicle was towed to Van Hyundai in Carrollton, TX on April 3. While loading it onto the tow truck, the 12V battery completely died, disabling the electronic parking brake and preventing the vehicle from being safely secured. After an extended wait, a Hyundai field service technician diagnosed the failure as a fault in the traction battery, requiring a complete replacement. I was told the part is currently unavailable and has no estimated arrival time. …
I was driving to work on the morning of Nov. 12th, 2025 in East Greenwich RI. The car had been fully charged on my home Level 2 charger the night before. It was a chilly morning so I turned on the heated driver seat and steering wheel. Less than a mile from my house, and without any warning or prior issues, I heard a loud pop from underneath the vehicle. Immediately the car displayed an error on the dash reporting electrical system issues. The car still seemed driveable so I began to drive back home, noting that the car wouldn't exceed ~30 mph, but before I went very far at all the error changed to "Stop vehicle and check power supply." I pulled the car over on a side road and called for a tow to the nearest Hyundai service center in North Kingstown, RI. The next day the Hyundai service center reported that their diagnostics revealed that the ICCU had failed. …
On the afternoon of Saturday, December 12th 2025 I was preparing my car for a trip an hour north and back to drop my daughter off with her grandmother. I was charging my car with my Level 2 charger and preheating my car. Upon leaving for the trip, within a half mile I heard a loud popping sound coming from the rear of the vehicle and immediately had a warning on the vehicle stating "Stop Vehicle and Check Power Supply". The vehicle soon started to lose drive power, and I had to perform a U-turn and then parked at the nearby Quaill Volunteer Fire Department to perform a basic safety check. Knowing that I probably had the Hyundai Ioniq 5 ICCU issue, I knew that my car would soon have no power so I waited for an opportune time to leave the fire station to coast back to my house. After arriving home, I contacted Hyundai Roadside Assistance and my car was soon towed away. …
I had driven a few miles to a store and was inside for about 10 minutes. I went out to the parking lot and started the car by pressing the button. Within the first couple of seconds after starting, there was a loud pop sound, followed by alerts on the dashboard. Checking the onboard diagnostics, I saw an alert that the charging system had a fault. Using the MyHyundai app, I saw a diagnostic code of P1A9096. I was able to drive home (albeit limited to about 40 MPH on a road with a 50 MPH speed limit and traffic that drives faster than that) and park. …
What failed: On February, 6, 2026, I experienced a complete failure of my Ioniq 5's electrical system due to the ICCU failing. Heard a loud "pop" and eight seconds later it reported a warning to check the vehicle's electrical system and 24 seconds after the pop it then chimed repeatedly saying to pull over immediately and come to a complete stop. The vehicle is currently at a nearby My safety: Once I was able to hobble the car off the side of the road, it left me in a dangerous situation. The vehicle was such in a state that the hazard lights were not operational and I had no way of getting any heat. (It was 20F with a wind chill down to 14F.) It also happened in a bad part of town, meaning that I did not want to leave the vehicle unattended for a tow truck. This also occurred 60mi from home. …
I was driving my vehicle on a freeway with 3 passengers when i heard a muffled pop or thud from behind me. A rear passenger confirmed that it came from beneath the rear seat towards the left side of the car. The vehicle speed immediately dropped to less than 40 mph and a warning message appeared on the dash "Check electric vehicle system". I later noticed a red battery icon appear on the left of the dash. I pulled over after leaving the freeway and attempted to resolve the issue by turning off the car, then restarting it. The notice and red battery icon still appeared. I feel that this sudden reduction in speed is a safety issue because I could have been driving at a higher speed (65-70 vs 45-50). Following cars may not have been able to stop in time, or I cuold have been forced to attempt to get off the road by entering lanes with vehicles travelling at a much faster speed. …
The ICCU failed on my 2025 Ioniq 5 within 3 months of ownership and only 811 miles on it. The weather that morning was slightly chilly but not cold. I turned on the car and put it into reverse and after backing up only a couple feet, I heard a pop and the "Check Vehicle Electrical System" message and warning light came on. I had not DC fast charged the car since owning it and had only charged it on level 2 chargers at about 9.6kw to 12kw. The car was not charging the night before the issue occurred and had not been on the charger for several days previously as the battery level was around 70%. There were no issues or symptoms before prior to the failure. The car was towed to the dealership and the ICCU and high voltage were replaced under warranty. This is a major issue with the car and it keeps on happening to eGMP platform cars. The same issue happened with my 2023 Ioniq 5. …
My Ioniq5 experienced a failure of the Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) while driving. There was a loud "pop" noise from the back seat that occurred while driving, and afterwards the car experienced an unexpected braking/deceleration and was unable to maintain a speed over ~30MPH. After the "pop" noise -- a "Check electric vehicle system" alert appeared on the dash, and an alert that the car had entered a limited power state also appeared a few minutes later. My safety was put at risk due to the car unexpectedly decelerating and then losing the ability to maintain speed while driving on a busy highway. Other's safety was put at risk due to my limited ability to maintain speed and not impede traffic. There was no warning's prior to the sudden failure to indicate there was anything wrong with the vehicle. …
Driving home near my apartment, I had to join a busy highway from a full stop. I found a small gap and tried to accelerate to quickly merge into traffic, when my car made a high pitched alert noise and noticably did not accelerate beyond about 25 miles per hour on a 45-50mph highway with heavy traffic. I turned on my hazards and still ended up with a line up of cars honking behind me. Flooring the accelerator did absolutely nothing to increase my speed. On slight downhills I could get up to about 40mph but as soon as it leveled off my speed went back down to limping along. I was able to exit the highway at slow speed and tried to parallel park in an avaialble spot but could not reverse. I tried to drive on toward my house but the car could not make it up the hill even with the full accelerator pedal down. …
Traveling on Highway at 65 mph the vehicle suddenly lost speed and would not respond when my foot pressed on the acceleration pedal. I made it off the freeway to the exit. I turned the EV off and on and the car accelerated until I came to a stoplight. Again the car acceleration pedal would not respond. I put on my flashers and returned to the vehicle. I turned the car off and restarted it and was able to drive it home on side streets. I did not want to get back on the freeway. I had the car towed to the Hanlee Hilltop Hyundai in Richmond California. They performed a computer check and no error code came up except for an external charger error code. Our Ioniq 5 is charged with our wall box charger and has performed with no problem. It has worked with our Kia Niro EV also without problem. I fear there is a problem with this Electric Vehicle and do not feel safe driving it. …
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Frequently asked questions
How common are fuel system problems on the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5?
NHTSA has 66 complaints about the fuel & propulsion system of the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5, 22% of the model year's 299 complaints.
Is there a recall for 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 fuel system problems?
No. NHTSA lists no fuel & propulsion system recall for the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5, though it has 9 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.