Ioniq 5 that ran 660,000km for 3 years..The battery is amazing. You're talking so well
Apr 02, 2025
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The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a fairly successful electric vehicle not only in Korea but also in North America. It is a comfortable, stylish, and capable EV, and the mileage is slightly lacking compared to Tesla Model Y.
Since its debut in 2021, the Ioniq 5 has sold hundreds of thousands of units worldwide.Although it is currently being recalled due to the ICCU problem, which can stop in the middle of the road due to a discharged 12-volt battery, it is said that about 1% of E-GMP platform-based electric vehicles are actually encountered.
The YouTuber praised the durability of the Ioniq 5. He then mentioned that even if he won the lottery for a huge amount of money, he would buy another Ioniq 5. The cumulative mileage of 666,255 kilometers is recorded on the instrument panel. It is a very impressive distance, especially considering that the vehicle is a little over three years old. The vehicle averaged 608 kilometers per day.
What were the problems while driving long distances? The reducer oil and brake oil were regularly replaced. The vehicle is currently unable to charge at full speed with the integrated charging control unit (ICCU) malfunctioning and requiring replacement.
What is unique is that the high-voltage battery was replaced free of charge when Hyundai Motor's Namyang Research Institute traveled about 580,000 kilometers. Hyundai's battery warranty depends on the mileage.
Therefore, although it is quite unusual, it is assumed that the company wanted to conduct research on the vehicle's battery pack. He may have wanted to promote the vehicle, which ran 580,000 kilometers but had no major problems.
The SOH status checked when replacing the battery was 87%.The owner said he regularly uses a fast charger and charges up to 100%. Considering the harsh driving conditions such as charging and daily driving distance, the remaining capacity of the battery that operated 580,000 kilometers is surprising.
The battery warranty in Korea is 10 years and 200,000 kilometers. If this number is exceeded, the repair must be carried out for a fee. In this case, a little over three years have passed, but it is rare to drive as much as this.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the average U.S. owner drives about 21,700 kilometers per year. This means it takes 30 years for the average person to reach 660,000 km.
EV owners are terrified about the life of EV batteries. News of the remaining battery capacity of a vehicle that actually traveled 660,000 kilometers seems to be able to erase some of these concerns.
Editor Song Moon-cheol mc.song@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
