I snagged a 2025 Ioniq 5 to replace my 2021 Chevy Bolt yesterday and already put 150 miles on it. I’m kind of blown away and wanted to share some things that stood out.
- The car is wide. Much wider than the Bolt. Gonna take some getting used to.
- Not sure how I lived without a power lift gate until now. It was great when loading laundry and groceries into the trunk.
- The driver seat can lay completely flat - flatter than the zero gravity mode that you may have seen. Perfect for napping while waiting at the laundromat, and I’m looking forward to trying it while car camping.
- You can pull the car forward and backwards with the keyfob while standing outside of it. Already used it twice - once to pull out of a tight parking spot, once to center myself after street parking a bit crooked.
- The surround view is incredible. It made parallel parking an absolute breeze.
- Autopilot is scary but works. I was only brave enough to use it on the highway with no other cars around.
- Auto-parking doesn’t seem to work very well, but I’ll have to play around with it.
Overall I’m super happy with the car and keep looking for excuses to go somewhere. Happy to answer any questions.
Great car as long as you don’t have an iccu failure. My car is a year old and has been at the dealer for the last month because of an iccu failure and part being back ordered.
Yeah, I think its pretty bad how Hyundai handles the issue with defective ICCUs. If this part fails so often, why does it take weeks to deliver? I’ve heard stories about people waiting more than a month for that part, and the spare part failed again after some time.
If this part fails so often
But does it though? Far as I’ve read, it’s only about 1% of cars that actually have experienced the fault. You only hear about the people who experience it because nobody goes online to tell a story about how their ICCU is still working.
I did not find any numbers online, but the fact that some cars were affected twice is quite unlikely if only 1% of cars experience the fault.
And even more: if only 1% of cars is affected, it shouldn’t be too hard to replace the units in a timely manner.
I test drove one and was extremely impressed. Considered getting one as our second car. I ended up getting a BMW i4 instead - we already have an iX and the i4 has exactly the same OS, which makes it easier to switch between the two.
I love how they look. If I were in a better financial situation I would love to sell my model 3 and get one.
How’s the road noise?
Minimal. Much quieter than a Model 3.
Nice car!
One thing that strikes me as weird though:
Perfect for napping while waiting at the laundromat
How do you have a new 2025 EV but cannot afford a washing machine? As in, in my country a washing machine is considered such an essential thing to have that if you are poor and you cannot afford a new washing machine when yours breaks you can apply for special government assistance to buy one.
It absolutely blows my mind that someone would prioritize getting a new car above getting the basics things you need to live.
I live in a small condo and my washing machine is too compact to wash large bedding, so I take my comforters and blankets to the laundromat. I am far from poor, this is just how city living works for many people.
What are your thoughts on the flip out door handles. Those things scare me.
I’ve had my Ioniq 5 for a year and a half, the door handles seem pretty solid to me. What’s your worry with them?
The handles getting gunked up and jammed so that they don’t flip out anymore
For what it’s worth, the door handles on mine moves exactly as smoothly as they did on day one… So I think they have managed to design it in a way that keeps dust and gunk out.
