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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Brakes Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
2%of 300 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the brakes of the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5, 2% of the 300 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The Forward Attention Warning system in the refreshed 2025 Ioniq 5 gives constant false positives for both my wife and myself when we are driving the car. With Hyundai's HDA and lane keep active, the system keeps chiming, claiming that the driver is not looking at the road when we are. In fact, the calibration is so poor that it is a safety issue. The constant random warnings are very distracting, and sometimes the system does not recapture your eyes before timing out and hard braking the car on the highway. …”

NHTSA complaint #11652207, filed 2025-04

“1. Sudden Unintended Acceleration On two (2) separate occasions, after coming to a complete stop at a red light with foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly lurched forward on its own. 2. Brake Pedal Malfunction On more than ten (10) occasions, when attempting to stop at a light, the brake pedal briefly behaves like the accelerator for approximately 1–2 seconds. Driver has to release the brake and press it again to restore normal braking function. 3. …”

NHTSA complaint #11748715, filed 2026-07

“1. Sudden Unintended Acceleration On two (2) separate occasions, after coming to a complete stop at a red light with foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly lurched forward on its own. 2. Brake Pedal Malfunction On more than ten (10) occasions, when attempting to stop at a light, the brake pedal briefly behaves like the accelerator for approximately 1–2 seconds. Driver has to release the brake and press it again to restore normal braking function. 3. …”

NHTSA complaint #11748714, filed 2026-07

“On April 20th while parking the vehicle suddenly had a power surge crossing over multiple curbs and across a parking lot and landscaped areas and hitting a tree. The vehicle refused to brake and the driver airbag never deployed.”

NHTSA complaint #11735454, filed 2026-05

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202627%
202552%
202494%
2023246%
2022256%

Other parts of the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5

Electrical system
228 complaintsFuel system
66 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
57 complaintsForward collision avoidance
24 complaintsOther or unknown
24 complaintsEngine
20 complaintsLane departure
17 complaintsVehicle speed control
16 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology