2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Recalls, Complaints & Specs
2 safety recalls list the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5, and owners have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
2 safety recalls for the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Traction battery (electrical system)
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.
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…
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Instrument cluster/panel (electrical system)
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 may fail. As such, these vehicles…
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…
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 have filed 24 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 160 miles. Complaints peaked in 2026 with 23 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Several times now (over 5), we have experienced issues where our car has briefly accelerated on its own and then either (a) braked hard on its own, too, or (b) the accelerator pedal stop working until”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 27, 2026 · Service brakes
“I am reporting a suspected safety defect involving inconsistent deceleration behavior in my 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 5. I regularly use Hyundai’s i-PEDAL one-pedal-driving mode. In this mode, releasing the”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 27, 2026 · Service brakes
Fuel economy and specs
EPA ratings for the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 (Ioniq 5 AWD (19inch Wheels), Ioniq 5 AWD (20inch Wheels), Ioniq 5 AWD XRT, Ioniq 5 N, …). Ranges cover every tested configuration.
| Combined | 71–115 MPGe |
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| City / Highway | 73–131 / 69–100 |
| Fuel | Electricity |
| EPA class | Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD |
| Transmission | Automatic (A1) |
Compare Hyundai Ioniq 5 model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Hyundai Ioniq 5 model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
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| 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 3 | 407 |
| 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 4 | 387 |
| 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 3 | 224 |
| 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 9 | 297 |
| 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 2 | 24 |
Checking a specific 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5
How do I know if my 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 2 campaigns currently list the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Hyundai dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 26V047000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Hyundai models
- Sonata16,085 complaints
- Elantra8,715 complaints
- Santa FE7,663 complaints
- Tucson6,287 complaints
- Palisade2,447 complaints
- Accent2,032 complaints
- Veloster1,292 complaints
- Genesis1,244 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.