2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 scores five-star safety rating

The new Hyundai Ioniq 5 has posted strong results in ANCAP safety testing, scoring five-stars from the independent safety body.

Launching towards the end of the year, the Ioniq 5 is Hyundai's first dedicated electric vehicle to be safety tested in Australia, as the Kona and IONIQ EVs were based on internal combustion engine-powered models before their respective introductions.

Out of the four categories tested, the Ioniq 5's safety assist systems netted the highest score, with 14.24 of the 16 available points awarded, attributing to a result of 89 per cent.

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The highest possible marks were given across all tests, aside from the emergency lane keeping system – with the second-highest 'adequate' rating given due to a lack of intervention for overtaking vehicles.

Just one per cent behind its safety assist scores, the adult occupant protection category ended up with an 88 per cent result, thanks to 33.77 of the 38 points being given to the Ioniq 5.

While it didn't score full marks across any particular aspect, it was within a point of a perfect score in the full width frontal, side impact, oblique pole, whiplash protection, far side impact, rescue and extraction tests.

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Similar results followed for the child occupant protection category, as 43.03 points were awarded from a maximum available of 49 – an overall score of 87 per cent.

The full eight points were given in the side dynamic test, with less than one point to the perfect score in the front dynamic test and restraint installation, although eight out of 13 for on-board safety features ultimately meant it slipped below 90 per cent overall.

However, the scores dipped more substantially for vulnerable road user protection, where a total of 63 per cent came thanks to the Ioniq 5 only notching up 34.39 out of 54 points.

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With only 0.02 marks from the six available coming in the upper leg impact test, the Ioniq 5 lost more ground by taking just 14.49 from 24 for head impacts, accounting for 14.51 out of 30 across the two categories.

However, lower leg impacts were given a perfect score, as its autonomous emergency braking systems for cyclists and pedestrians in front of the car also netted strong results (8.16/9 and 5.75/7 respectively).

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 went on sale last week – but sold out within hours, with the first 400 units set to arrive in Australia from December 2021.