2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 forward collision avoidance problems
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The driver attention warning feature is defective and often requires you to take your eyes off the road and stare at the DAW sensor in order to eliminate the car's constant "attention" warnings. Even while looking straight ahead while driving, the DAW is often erroneous and will disengage safety…”
filed Jun 16, 2026
“The vehicle’s driver monitoring / Forward Attention Warning system repeatedly gives false inattentive-driver warnings during normal highway driving, even when I am actively watching the road and driving normally. The system does not appear to function reliably with ordinary sunglasses and common…”
filed May 18, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other IONIQ 5 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 IONIQ 5 | 4 | 21% |
| 2024 IONIQ 5 | 6 | 3% |
| 2023 IONIQ 5 | 26 | 7% |
| 2022 IONIQ 5 | 20 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5
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.