2025 Genesis GV70

MotorTrend (opens in a new tab) says minor changes arrive for 2025, with a more serious midcycle refresh expected soon, and that a 14.5-inch touchscreen, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a wireless phone charger, rain-sensing wipers and heated power front seats remain standard. It adds that neither gas powertrain is especially efficient.

Genesis (opens in a new tab) unveiled a redesigned Electrified GV70 with new 20-inch matte dark gray wheels, a new Ceres Blue color and an EV-exclusive Icy Blue and Glacier White interior, and its upgrades explainer (opens in a new tab) lists a 27-inch integrated display and dual motors making 320 kW, about 435 horsepower. Kelley Blue Book (opens in a new tab) lists a starting sticker price of $47,650 and a Fair Purchase Price of $42,600 for the 2.5T Standard, with ratings from 18/24 to 22/28 mpg.

NHTSA lists two recall campaigns for the 2025 GV70. 25V105000, from February 2025, covers a software error that may make the instrument panel display fail, and 26V229000, from April 2026, covers fuel that may leak at the pipe connection between the fuel pipe and fuel rail on 2022-2026 GV70s and other Genesis models.

Owners have filed 38 complaints: forward collision avoidance with 12, electrical system with 11, engine with 8, and lane departure, steering and service brakes with 5 each. ProblemsByVin (opens in a new tab) and CarFactBase (opens in a new tab) list them, and Consumer Reports (opens in a new tab) rates the 2025 GV70 less reliable than other cars from its model year.

EPA lists the 2025 GV70 family at 20 to 91 mpg or MPGe combined and $850 to $3,900 a year, the high end being the Electrified model. The BMW X3 lists 27 to 29 at $2,650 to $2,850, the Mercedes-Benz GLC 20 to 27 at $2,850 to $3,900, the Audi Q5 25 to 26 at $3,000 to $3,100, and the Lexus NX 24 to 39 at $2,000 to $3,250. The gas GV70 sits at the low end of the group.