2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Safety Report

The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, despite being a new model, has accumulated 17 NHTSA complaints with no reported crashes, fires, injuries, or deaths. A significant concern revolves around the 'ELECTRICAL SYSTEM', which accounts for 6 direct complaints and is implicated in several others, often related to the Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) failure. Multiple owners reported a 'pop' sound followed by immediate loss of power, limiting the vehicle to 20 MPH, or complete unoperational status due to 12V battery not charging. This issue appears to be a pattern, with several complaints explicitly mentioning ICCU replacement. Another prominent issue is 'VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL', with 4 direct complaints and involvement in other multi-component complaints. These complaints describe unintended acceleration, particularly after a recent software update (potentially related to recall 275) and when using the 'N e-Shift' mode. Owners report the vehicle continuing to accelerate even after releasing the accelerator pedal, creating dangerous situations. This suggests a potential software or control unit malfunction impacting throttle response. Given the vehicle's newness, there are no NHTSA safety ratings available (Overall, Frontal, Side, Rollover are all N/A), and no recalls have been issued yet, despite the complaints referencing a 'recall 275' and software updates. The lack of official safety ratings means its crashworthiness is currently unassessed by NHTSA. The recurring nature of the ICCU failures and unintended acceleration issues, even with a relatively low complaint count for a new model, indicates potential design or software flaws that warrant close monitoring and investigation.

Our recommendation: Prospective buyers should be aware of the reported electrical system failures (ICCU) and unintended acceleration concerns. It is advisable to monitor for official recalls and further investigations into these issues before purchasing.