Hyundai Ioniq 28kWh - thread 2.0

The sat nav and all the infotainment can be changed to kilometers. The odo is miles only. The main speed display is miles only with a small km sub display. The range to empty is miles only. Efficiency is kw/miles or similar. There is a crowd in New Zealand can reprogram it if you send them your dash…

Not a major issue but annoying.

Probably ideal second car for someone with a commute of less than 110km round trip. It can do that range in any weather at any speed.

It has a few known issues, some which appear over 100,000km.

For the money might be better to stretch to a Kona 64kWh with double the size battery and range, although smaller boot and back seats and typically very low spec. If you haggle price well depreciation will be low and reliability is high.

I am nearly 100% sure it can in the menu.

There is no expensive coolant change for ioniq 28kWh.

There were some TSBs, one was an extra earth strap near the motor/,gearbox.

Main known issues is some high mileage early ioniq & Kona & niro had noise from gearbox/reduction box and done were replaced under warranty. There is an aftermarket kit for 250 euro plus probably 2000 euro labor and the specialist in Arklow has performed this at least once. The symptoms are a whine when accelerating hard especially at low speeds, which gets louder over time. One possible preventative mitigation is replacing gearbox oil as soon as you get the car. It could be fine DIY for around 40 euro or maybe 200 from z back street place. Full videos on YouTube.

Other common issues are wheel rotation sensors on the rear tend to fail on both rear sides costing around 500 a side to get sorted at a back street place. Parts from.chiba are about 20 euro if you go DIY but a relatively big job. The dash lights up like a Christmas tree is the symptom.

Issues with charge cable not locking in place, not able to charge are common with a recall. There is a diy guide but high voltage,probably looking at 600 from a back street garage. It's a plastic part on a tiny motor so may fail again if replaced in the past. Charging not starting is main symptom. Pulling both emergency charge port release cables is a temporary fix that may get you a few more charges.

Other known issues are rear door handles falling off and probably common age and high mileage issues.

Personally for the money I would push for as 64kWh Kona, range is everything and you may never need to public charge. The ioniq may drop in value like a stone with so many small battery EVs like leaf to compete with and brand new EV cars from 20k now.

Charge port not locking was fixed for free by dealer under warranty and if car still has warranty may still be covered but unlikely many cars with warranty left. Even if replaced before if it's not an improved part it will.likeky fail again at some point due to known issues and plastic parts.

The ioniq 28 uses a lot more coolant, it actively cools the battery, so if you want to keep your warranty you may need to pay main dealer prices to change the coolant routinely as per maintenance schedule. I am not 100% on ioniq 38 details as I never owned one.