WHY WOULDN'T YOU BUY A USED HYUNDAI IONIQ IN JULY 2023?

Used EV prices are crazy low at the moment - is the Hyundai Ioniq the pick of the bunch for a used bargain right now?

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00:00 Intro
00:11 THAT advert!
02:20 The Models
05:04 Charging Speed is Key!
06:06 Bottom of the Market Bargains
07:27 The ones most people will buy
08:34 38kWh Models
09:19 Pushing the boat out!

[peterbunker]

As advised, I bought the red car. Picked it up yesterday from Cwmbran and drove it back to Sheffield. Approx 200 miles. Only needed one 20 minute stop and got home with 15 miles left. 5.8 miles per kwh. Astonishing. Switched to Octopus, ordered ohme charger, so soon I'll be on 7.5p per kwh overnight charging. Does driving get any cheaper than that? Keep up the good work!

[cj-exploringtheair]

Just bought a 38kwh se and the first drive of an electric vehicle was 110 miles home. It returned 6.1 for the journey and a good chunk of that was at 70 on the motorway. First full charge to 100% to get a balance charge showed me a range of 203 miles. Very impressed with the car, both for features and drivability .

[Chris-Wilson]

I have the 28KW model and use it as a commute car 80 mile round trip a day. In the depths of winter -4c I get 120 mile range and in the summer I have had 164 mile range. This is based on motorway speeds of 60 mph, I home charge on Octopus and my running cost were £10 a week instead of £95 in my diesel (hence why I brought it).

[HybridViking]

Finally the Ioniq gets some credit, best value EV ever made. The radar cruise is amazing and fancy seats are great!

[gav_derbyzen]

Ioniq 28kwh owner, done 30000 miles in 18 months, I live in Cornwall and use it as my daily driver for work, I get around 140 miles in summer and 110 in winter with mixed 70-30mph driving. Super efficient, good trim level and quick charging, 10-80% in 17mins, it’s the benchmark vehicle for value, efficiency, charging curve (flat) 62kw to 80%.

[kennethmclean]

I have had a 2019 ioniq 28 for nearly a year and it's the nicest car I've owned and incredible efficiency I get 13kwh per 100km with ac on and driving around 110kmh much of the route. I count on easily 200km range most times of the year. I always try and allow more buffer in winter. I've turtled it twice. But that was going through a mountain range on a 80 percent charge. It really drives good.good torque to really get moving. It's not quick but it's notslow either. Super useful power to pass on passing lanes especially if you putit in sports mode. It feels quite nice

[BenHolding]

Bought an se 38kw last month for 13k with 58k miles, love the car, I’m getting 195 miles in eco mode, I drive it steady, it does everything and I love it, the best car I’ve ever owned 😎😎

[theplasmainfusion]

4.5 years with a 19' 28kw... range is 111 miles in the winter and 141 in summer. Using heat/ac lowers that by about 12 miles.
Perfect commuting car for me. 65k on it and all maintenance was replacing tires once & wipers 2x.
We've added solar to our home so it's free to drive too!

[mozzaev]

The OG Ioniq (28 and 38kW) are the best gateway drug into the world of EV's, lots of Tech, awesome efficiency, only let down by the slow charge rate of the 38kW :)

[brentcameron]

I bought a blue 2020 Ioniq SE 38kwh 2yrs ago in 2022 to deliver Amazon with, and it only had 12k kms on it (I am in Canada), but it did cost me $40k. I now have almost 102k kms on it and the only problem I had as replacing the 12v small battery. In the summer I routinely get 300kms to a full charge (240v home charger). It has been a great car with very little maintenance and has saved me $24k in gas since I bought it!

[andrewmuse]

hello! i have ioniq 2017 28kwh. It is 310.000km and have degradation of battery, capasity is 22kwh (new 26kwh). I think it the best car of the world) Was no problem with this car.

[mrmuds]

Bought a 2020 69 reg Premiums SE about 6 months ago. Excellent car. So easy to drive. Love the kit on it, the ventilated seats have been a god send during the summer months. The lane follow assist is very good, makes motorway journeys so easy. Economy wise, winter average between 3.5-5m/kwh. Summer the economy is between 5-7m/kwh. I recently did the longest journey I've had to do and did a 85 miles each way (so around 170 in total, mostly motorway) and averaged 5.7m/kwh. I still had approximately 17% left when I got back.

[andrewtrimble]

I have been driving a leased Ioniq Premium SE 38 kW for exactly two years. After 27, 000 miles I have not had a problem. They really are the King of Efficiency. My normal summer efficiency is just over 5 mKh. We have just got back from a holiday (London to Northumberland) just over 1200 miles, a lot of motorway driving. Average efficiency was 4.8. Public charging worked out at 13p per mile. Only had to wait 10 min to charge once. That was at Moto Rugby when some very helpful staff from Gridserve were marshalling the queue very efficiently. I have not had a problem with the speed of charging, just needs some careful planning where to stop. Some owners have problems with the 12v battery going flat so most of us carry an emergency power bank to get going. These cost about £30.

[BrianLough]

We bought a 2022 38kWh with 30k miles for £15k about 2 months ago and so far its going great.

First EV, charging basically exclusively at home at a 7c/kW ev rate, so saving over €100 a month on "fuel" over our old car

We get about 200-220 km (~120 - 130miles) on Irish motorway speeds (120kmph/75mph) and probably closer to 300 km (~180 miles) non motorway driving. Bear in mind these are late winter/early spring figures

99% of our journeys will be within the range of the 38, so plan to only home charge, so we didnt require the faster charging 28. Although the 28 probably would have covered 95% of our driving so could gave been an option too.

Biggest complaint we have is the boot. It has a decent surface area, but due to the shape of thr back window, it's quite shallow. We have come from an estae though. Our two dogs would fit in the boot, but wouldnt have room to stand up and move in. The boot floor is also quite slidy for some reason, so maybe buy a cheap rubber boot liner (we got one in lidl for €7 that works fine)

The 12v battery did let us down within the first two weeks, so i just ended up replacing it for €100 to give oiece of mind that the battery is fine now (the original did work fine for a few days after jumping it)

[EarnshawUK]

I have a 28kWh Ioniq. Long term efficiency is currently sat at 5.1 miles/kWh The range of the car is greater than my own so I often stop after about two hours for a break and a coffee by which time the car has charged up to 95% in about 30 minutes. Given a decent charger I have seen 64 kW going in.

[SciFiFactory]

Happy owner of an ioniq 28 with 180k km BUT some advice for buyers:
The ioniqs (and i think Kona as well) seem to have a weak reduction gearbox. I have seen quite a few on the used market that said they needed to replace either gearbox or motor bearing somewhere between 120, 000-180, 000 km.
The previous owner of my car had it replaced at at 150, 000 km the LAST week it was still under warranty. So lucky me got a new gearbox and a new motor for free.
So if you want to buy used, listen for any scratching noises when going through corners or accelerating or both.
I now make a point of accelerating and decellerating gently, only shifting gears when fully standig still and only shifting to "park" after having applied the park brake.
Also, i read that changing the oil of the gearbox every 30, 000km (or at least the first 30k) will help to prolong the life. Although they say the oil will last the lifetime of the gearbox .... but apparently that is about 200k km. :)
I am hoping on getting my ioniq to +500k km ^^

Second: the BMS is not exactly accurate with reporting the state of health (SoH). Mine did show 100% when it was more like 91% in reality. There are third party tests available from companies like aviloo (no promotion but that is what I used). Costs 100€ and a test drive. Might help with negotiations and or peace of mind. :)

[theirishfella]

Terrific car (38Kw battery, premium model ). Got a new battery fitted on a service recall recently. Battery charges to 374kph and seems to go forever. Bright modern interior with a touch of buck Rodger’s in the 21st Century exterior look. First electric car to have and judging on what I’ve seen from now I’ll never go back to petrol or diesel. As I recently retired I sold my Mercedes 220cdi executive (little or no driving distance to cover) and was a bit apprehensive of going electric. Have travelled all over Ireland with not a single problem either with the car or the charging points. On the recommendation of a good friend I went electric and will never go backwards. The future is electric for cars and hydrogen for HGV’s.

[californiamicke]

I love my 2019 Ioniq electric! Had it for about 4 years. Then = 67000 km. Now = 114000 km. No problems and as mentioned low consumption 👍🙂🇸🇪🇸🇪👋👋

[johndoe]

I agree that when these first came out I really liked them for the fact that looked very much like a regular car and did not stand out like other EVs. Unfortunately I had not been able to get over the huge price jump to go to EV from ICE.
Fast-forward to this past year and thanks to the new tax credits in the USA I started looking for an EV. I began looking into E-Golfs, but rediscovered the Ioniq and picked up a 10, 000 mile 2020 Limited for $20, 500USD. The tax rebate brought the price down to $16, 500 or 13, 000 pounds. I've only had it a couple of days, but overall very pleased. It has so many great features.
The only downside that makes me jealous of the European models is the lack of a heat pump. They removed it after the 2019 model, which I suppose was move to offset the cost of the larger battery pack. But it's more than enough range to get me where I need to go, even in winter.

[davidcalton]

we run a fleet of 6 Ioniq's never had a single mechanical issue. 38KW versions give range of 186 -203 miles - consumption from 3.6 - 5.5KW depending on time of year. having said that the standard hybrids are amazing with an average of 60 mpg across many drivers and i often get above 65 miles per gallon on a run.