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2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5 engine problems

37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 510% of all complaints for this model year.

37
Engine complaints
10%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Car lost charge quickly, went into limp mode while I was driving on the highway. I had to pull of the road several times and try to get it to a charging station. It barely made it after the lose of power. Charged it to 80% and it would only go up to a range of 100 miles. Took it to the dealership…

    filed Mar 24, 2026

  • On Sunday, March 1, 2026, my vehicle suddenly malfunctioned while I was driving. The car abruptly lost power, would not accelerate beyond 25 miles per hour, and then completely shut down within minutes. This left me stranded on the roadside off the highway, which was both dangerous and extremely…

    filed Mar 5, 2026

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine problems in other IONIQ 5 years

YearReportsShare
2026 IONIQ 515%
2025 IONIQ 5186%
2024 IONIQ 52210%
2022 IONIQ 5359%
IONIQ 5 engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.