Hyundai IONIQ 5 2023 - 5 WORST and 5 BEST things! Watch before you BUY

Let's have a look at the good and the bad things with the Hyundai IONIQ5 RWD Long range. All cars has it's pros and cons whats up with this car?

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[randyrice]

I have 2023 Ioniq 5 SE long range. Love it so much! The one and only really annoying thing on this model is no electronic hatch lift. I actually have to get out of the car to open the hatch. But am still very happy with the car. The best thing for me is the quiet, gentle ride and comfortable seats.

[FrancisdeBriey]

I have the same model and I agree with BAD things : 1, 2 and 4. I don't find plastics problematic... For n° 5, I bought the motorola dongle to make Android Auto wireless. One missing bad that I really HATE : the very limited and annoying way to pre-condition the battery before charging : you need to navigate to the charging station using Hyundai's GPS, and sometimes it even doesn't know the charging station.. so no possibility to pre-condition. Hyundai should allow to manually set pre-conditioning. For all the rest this car is FANTASTIC ! It's the best car I have ever owned... and my previous car was the Audi Q7 SUV !

[ColmMcD]

Tonally agree about the lack of rear windscreen wiper and so glad you mentioned the rattling rear seatbelts. However the good definitely outweighs the bad,

[peter]

I am also an Ioniq 5 owner having picked up mine earlier in the year, however mine is a lower spec more basic model. My number one dislike is the lack of a rear wiper which has greatly diminished my enthusiasm for the car, in fact I would advise anyone thinking of buying one to think again until this is resolved. I also think that the software setup is overly fussy and impossible to use safely while driving which is why I stick to the buttons while on the road. On mine the door handles do not pop out when unlocked so on a dark wet night it is no fun trying to open them from the outside particularly if you have a passenger who is unfamiliar with the model.
If I sound like I hate the I5 that is not the case, in fact it has to be the most comfortable and relaxing car I have ever driven including my last five cars which were all Mercedes.

[gailmccabe]

Thank you for putting the lack of a rear window wiper up front! It's a true safety hazard. Many of us have contacted Hyundai about this and have gotten no response at all. Hopefully if they come out with it in 2024, they will offer a retrofit to those of us with earlier models.

[tj]

Minor “bad” things, takes a bit of driving to get comfortable with these cars. I have the sister car, EV6, best car I’ve ever had!

[mikebest]

I bought a 23 Ioniq 5 a couple weeks ago, and while i agree with the some of the bad items, i feel you missed a major one which is the middle rear head rest. I am 6' 3" (1.9 M) and the middle head rest is in the way when looking in the rear view mirror.

All said, I am very pleased with the vehicle!

[peterfessier]

The negatives for me are the rear wiper, the lack of physical buttons for the heated seats, lack of wireless carplay, the way you have to be using their nav system to use the battery preconditioning and the price of almost $60, 000 for the limited. The price is really the only dealbreaker for me. The positives are the 320 hp with over 250 miles of range, the cool styling, a nice buttons, knob and switches, a good selection of colors and practical size. I’ve test driven it and I like it a lot but I don’t get a $60, 000 feel when I’m in it. I think Hyundai and Kia are really knocking it out of the park.

[edwardharris]

Great summary. I have had this car (same colour) for 2 years. I love it but the lack of the rear windscreen wiper is just dangerous. It's the only reason I'm considering to change my car. Seems stupid I know to spend all the money changing a car for such an seemingly minor point, but I often have zero visibility out of the back of the car. Item 2 about the rear seat belts is also very true. Drives my crazy. My wife's e-Niro is just the same (at least she gets a rear windscreen wiper!).

[sammygirlie]

I also live in UK with ioniq 5 ultimate never missed the rear wiper I just clean glass with glaco soft 99 job done

[PeterKyllesbeck]

Apple Car Play demanded a too-high license (screen size is said to be the issue) so Hyundai dropped the wireless connection for both Car Play and Android Auto. (The hardware is there but not enabled.)

[RWAquariumPages]

great video! i love these 10 things about the i5. I read that the reason they didn't have wireless android auto is because of their licensing with tomtom their navigation system and didn't want to compete with it, any ideas?

[tristanjackson]

Your comments about the rear seat buckles getting flipped around are spot-on. Honestly that's my biggest gripe with the car (I've owned one for a year). It's not a huge deal but I definitely notice it when they get flipped around

[Yanquetino]

I could live with the bad things, although I also wish the Ioniq 5 had a rear window wiper (of course, my Model 3 doesn't have one either, so I'm used to that inconvenience). I agree with and want the good things you list. However, your frunk is larger than the models here in the USA, and I envy it. Someone was saying that the regulations here mandate that there has to be a release button to open the frunk, in case a child climbed inside it. Hyundai didn't want to add even more complication to the vehicle, so opted to just make the frunk too small for a child to crawl into. Tsk.

[jonekone]

How have the white seats faired? Do you feel you need to be overly careful with the white trim?

[Angelboy]

I don’t have a rear wiper on my Tesla Y and it doesn’t get dirty. Munro live are currently reverse engineering the Ioniq 5 (not sure of the production year. I would love the “lazy boy” type front seats. It’s a 3rd party option for Tesla. Great video!

[alanandbrendanewman]

I enjoyed your review. Very comprehensive. I think that the car does have rear speakers in the doors, though.

[druid]

I also live in the UK and owned 2 Ioniq 5 Ultimates but the last had Tech pack. The first was faultless but the last one totally disappointing. It begun with severe wheel vibrations and took 19 weeks before the tyres were changed because Hyundai don’t warranty tyres. Once they were removed it became obvious the inner sponge used to improve road noise had come adrift and was a messy lump causing severe balance issues. Hot weather and standing on hard surfaces while waiting for shipping the most likely cause but Hyundai wouldn’t admit fault. That cost over £1, 300 to fix. To make matters worse the heater/aircondition system was also faulty. Cold winter and the heater got beyond hot before switching off and it wouldn’t come back once the car cooled so we had to find somewhere to park up and make several attempts to restart the heater. The same when it needed the aircon, both totally unreliable but with having a very wet year the inside of the car would rapidly mist up while driving and the only solution was to use cloths and drive with windows down. Not ideal when it’s freezing cold and pelting with rain. After a full year the dealer has been forced to take it back but at huge cost to us. I’m neither daft nor stupid but I’m ordering the next gen Ioniq 5 N-Line S. it’s got larger battery, matrix headlights, built in heat pump, REAR wiper and I love the Heads Up Display and safety features. Despite all the problems, which can and often does with every manufacturer, I’ve had many luxury and sports cars in my 60 years of driving. The Ioniq 5 is probably one of the best, safest and practical cars built today. My main niggle with EVs using VW components and software is their method of accessing things like cruise control, lane control etc. the Hyundai can control these essentials by hard buttons (not touch) on the steering wheel. Lane assist is lethal in the UK because the edges of our roads are in such poor state. Sunken drains or crumbling edges forces you to take evasive action. No time to mess around with indicators or turning off lane assist via a complex onboard laptop out of reach. Motorway cruise with assisted driving is brilliant but not if the map that controls your speed is wrong and it slams your brakes on just in front of a 44 ton truck. Unfortunately so many EVs in the UK now use VW parts there’s not much choice which is why the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is king for me.

[guyhenry]

Interesting new goodies! I have a 2022 Limited US model. I noticed the new passenger seat controls on the side of the seat, and also that the passenger gets the full recline with leg (calf) rest.

[lukassp]

Would you change your VW Id for the Ioniq 5?