2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N Reviews - Verified Owners

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Andrew W.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

12/16/2025

Verified Review

Ioniq 5N

Overall great vehicle, with long term downsides.

Recommended

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Adam B.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

12/16/2025

Verified Review

Best performing car for the money.

I was in search for the best (high) performance car for my budget looking across both EV and ICE when the 5N was announced. After 18mo of owning it as a daily driver, I can attest that I still believe that this car is one of the best on the road. The agility despite the weight is exhilarating while at the same time is highly versatile for both my daily commute as well as a "grocery getter" that makes the quick trips all that much more fun. While the range makes extended road trips less practical, it is not why I got this car.

Recommended

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Kevin L.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

12/10/2025

Verified Review

Great Performance EV

Perfect blend of ICE "feel" and performance in an EV. Would have never purchased this if it was similar to a Tesla, AAK boring drive. Perfect slogan: Just Never Drive..

Recommended

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Michael M.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

12/08/2025

Verified Review

It lives up to the hype

Fun, fast, practical, and electric efficiency? Yep, all of the above. I'm coming into this from a long history of BMW M car ownership, and the 5N just feels like a perfect evolution for those of us that enjoy electrification. Kudos to the engineers for such a great implementation of N eShift...this plus the engine soundtrack is way better in reality than it seems on paper. The retro hot hatch/WRC styling is fantastic, and gives it way more space and practicality than I expected.

Recommended

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Wesley M.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

12/02/2025

Verified Review

It's very good. But, it should have been better.

The Ioniq 5 N checked a lot of the boxes that I had for my next car. It looks great! The performance is undeniable. And, it's quite practical for everyday life. The issue that I have with the car is: it doesn't appear that Hyundai acted to resolve several problem areas that customers have complained about for years before I got the car. One example is the rattling rear hatch. It's so loud that passengers have even asked "what is that". The 12 volt battery went dead less than 12 months after I got it. And, I am not confident enough in the car to take it on any trips. Due to a lurking question that is always in the back of my mind: is the ICCU about to go out? Having to have my 10 month old car towed to the dealership when it wouldn't start (dead 12 volt) didn't help to improve my confidence level in that regard. If Hyundai had fully resolved these types of issues before releasing the 5 N it would be pretty much the perfect car for me. And, why does this car not have a HUD?

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Reid P.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

12/01/2025

Verified Review

Just what I wanted

Fast. Fun. Practical. Just wish it had a glass roof and would get more “fun” updates.

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Brent C.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

11/28/2025

Verified Review

Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

Great car with (I think fixable) flaws.

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Mike S.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

11/14/2025

Verified Review

Actually almost perfect for my needs

My near ideal blend of performance and practicality. Satisfies my need for performance and my wife's desire to ride in a roomy, comfortable car. The car's performance is so effortless yet somehow so exciting it's otherworldly. I also appreciate that you can easily set and accept performance modes and custom modes without digging deep into the menu. In terms of practicality, I have a 2 year old and another one soon on the way, and the car more easily accepts rotating car seats, never mind a rear facing infant seat, and the trunk can fit a wagon to carry both of them. With that said, I do have a few nits to pick with the car, especially the US spec. I am quite disappointed that the US spec doesn't come with HUD and rear side window sunshades. I could live without the panoramic glass roof that is in other markets, but the first two are sorely missed. Also, while I do appreciate how quickly it charges, I do wish that it had about 20% greater range. That would provide a lot more flexibility when it comes to trip planning. And while I am okay with manual seats, and I do find the seats fantastically supportive and comfortable, I do wish that the front of the seat bottom would go down a bit lower. Lastly, the car has developed creaks coming to near stops or on full lock turns at near stops as if the bushings have completely dried out. Its quite disconcerting, and I wonder if that is due to me buying a car that was manufactured 5+ months prior.

Recommended

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MICHAEL B.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

11/14/2025

Verified Review

Hot Hatch or SUV

Exciting car, lots of fun.

Recommended

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John C.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

11/14/2025

Verified Review

Great hot hatch

Hyundai delivers a great car and seems to be the first to make an electric car that is fun to drive

Recommended

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Jacob C.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

11/14/2025

Verified Review

A highly flawed step in the right direction

Needs work

Hyundai Motor America responded on 11/17/2025 08:10 AM

Hello Jacob, Thank you for your feedback regarding your 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N. We continuously monitor the feedback of our customers as we develop new models and trims to best match our consumers' preferences. Your feedback will be taken into consideration. ^cc

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Sean B.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

11/12/2025

Verified Review

Excellent Vehicle, with a sub-standard app

The vehicle itself is excellent. The design aesthetics and engineering to provide a fun EV to drive are all evident in the Ioniq 5N. However, the phone application "Hyundai with Bluelink" is not written well. The UI is pretty messy, and for the last 2 month I have a presistent crash whenever opening the "Charge" menu on the phone app. This is frustrating because the app development team says they are aware of it, and implimenting a fix, but it's been a month and a new version of the app was released which didn't fix it. To be clear, this is a known crash with iOS 26 and the charging menu in the Apple app. I wish the development team would step it up, and offer an app experience similar to Tesla's.

Recommended

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Samir B.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

11/10/2025

Verified Review

Dual Personality Disorder on Wheels

That Blue Link app is a pain to use, and it doesn't even have any N model features you can start from it. Onboard navigation for electric vehicles use is far from being usable for navigation with electric vehicles.

Hyundai Motor America responded on 11/11/2025 07:51 AM

Hey Samir, thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and experience thus far. We’re disappointed to learn about your concern and we apologize for any inconvenience. Please reach out to our Blue Link team at (855) 225-8354, so we can further assist. ^cc

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Eduardo E.

2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N

Verified Owner

11/10/2025

Verified Review

The IONIQ 5N feels like what a mid-premium sports platform should feel like. Despite being 4800 pounds or thereabout, it feels nimble and is quick to engage. It takes a while to get used to all of the options available to the driver but I've come to really appreciate them. Despite N-Mode being an absolute riot to configure through the touchscreen, the physical buttons are also a huge quality of life bump from other near-price EV platforms. I don't have to hunt for functions. The buttons on the steering wheel get an extra shout-out from me. Keep my eyes on the road, please. Dollar-spent for the overall value of the car is outrageous. Driving feels like having cheat-codes in the pocket. Want to get some extra range and drive the kids around? Slap that thing in Eco-mode or Normal-mode. Want to have fun? Push that little N button on the steering wheel there and zip! N-Shift and all the sounds are fun but to be honest, it's not why I bought the car. You buy an EV because it busts out the HPs at 0 RPM. HOWEVER. Love it. Won't use it often, but love it. There are a few dynamics that could be better. There's some weirdness when the second motor engages after being de-prioritized and only energized to reduce drag. When it kicks in, especially if you have to stomp the throttle it's like driving a turbocharged car from the 90s. Movement, hesitation (lag), sudden surge of thrust. Sometimes jarring. Might be weird if you had to execute a move to try and get out of a potential accident. Regenerative breaking is great. Brakes are okay. Stout but the inverters make good work on that speed and the blending of brake transitions isn't something I even notice. Does it do that? I don't know, I'm just guessing by butt-feel. I gotta admit some jealousy around other IONIQ 5N models from around the world. Hyundai?! Why you do me dirty? Where's the fancy mirror from the AWD Limited? What about my HUD?! You can keep the glass roof because that bad boy is heavy and I hate the sun but you're killing me here on the other creature features! Maybe the Genesis Magma will get all of that and I'll have to trade in the 5N. Hint hint. Give me that sweet Koren 2.0 second 0-60! Shoot, go below 2.0 seconds; I wanna spank a Model S Plaid. E-GMP is a crazy platform, yall. Make more. Make them faster. Screw the battery, LFP ain't it and them solid state cells are near, right? And for the love of all that is holy, make it a wagon so I can hunt Mercedes dads!

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