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I used ioniq 5 on driving school and rented it for one month after I got my license.

- ioniq 5 has a terrible bug on its turning signal; it often automatically turns off at wrong points. since I use it so often, it's so annoying.

- ioniq 5 has no rear wiper, which makes it super dangerous to drive on snowy/rainy days. the air dynamics just cannot remove the water or snow on the rear window.

- another deal breaker is the driving experience, the car is harder to control than Tesla. at every turn I feel uncomfortable.

These three points bother me every minute I drive it.

and it's even more expensive than Model Y. :)




The lack of rear wiper is standart for most sedans.

I haven't noticed that until I tried to turn on the rear wiper in a car of a friend. Now all I can see on the road is the lack of wipers on sedans. Keep checking for wipers all the time, like an obsession and most sedans don't have it. It's probably not super dangerous, the sedan's shape allows for the airflow to flow along and clean it.


Sedans have a sloped rear window. In theory, laminar airflow is sufficient to clear any debris from it.

SUV/CUV have a nearly vertical rear window. This creates a pocket vortex where dust and water stick to the glass and there is no airflow to blow it off. And the Ioniq 5 is considered a CUV.


but ioniq 5 is not a sedan and its rear window is unusable due to the lack of rear wiper.


I'm at a bit of a loss as to how you're getting snow on the rear window while driving, and in quantities so large for the rear defroster (which surely the ioniq has?) to not be able to keep up.


when it's snowy, it's some kind of mixture of snow and the melted. I just cannot see anything behind




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