Hyundai ADAS Calibration. From £162 Per System.

The warning is misleading. Cleaning the bumper never clears it, because the front radar on the Kona OS and SX2 hasn't lost its view, it's lost its aim. A knock that left no mark, a parking nudge or a bumper refit, shifts the radar by a fraction of a degree, and the car reads the missing target lock as a blocked sensor.

On radar-equipped cars, Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Smart Cruise Control both lean on that radar, so they often flag together. The fix is a static front radar calibration, run to full manufacturer specification, and our front radar fault page has the full walkthrough. On the rate card it's one system: front radar calibration, £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) at a centre.

Yes, wherever the car has SmartSense with a windscreen camera, which covers the Kona, Tucson, i20, i30 and IONIQ models in our table. The forward camera for Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Lane Keeping Assist sits behind the glass, just ahead of the mirror. Replacing the screen means the camera comes off and goes back on, and its aim shifts by enough to fail the self-check, which is why the FCA warning tends to appear on the drive home from the glass fitter.

Plenty of glass companies fit the screen and stop there. The remaining step is a front camera calibration to Hyundai's documented procedure, which restores the factory aim and clears the warning. It's one system on the rate card: front camera calibration at £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) in a centre visit.

In most cases, yes. New suspension arms change the car's geometry, and a four-wheel alignment usually follows. Both change where the car actually points relative to its own centreline, and the front camera and radar were aimed against the old geometry. Left alone, the SmartSense systems read the road slightly off-axis, which is how you get lane-keeping corrections that feel a beat late, or an FCA warning with nothing in front.

The same logic applies after any four-wheel alignment, not just new arms. Camera and radar are aimed as separate systems, and many geometry jobs only disturb one of them; the centre confirms which your car needs in the written quote. Each is priced as one system, £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT) at a centre.

The IONIQ 5 NE (2021 onwards) carries Highway Driving Assist II on higher UK trims, the lane-centring system that reads the forward camera and front radar together. A Tucson NX4 with standard SmartSense needs whichever disturbed system re-aimed, camera or radar. An IONIQ 5 that's had front-end work usually needs both, because HDA II won't run until each passes its own self-check.

That doesn't change the procedure, it changes the count. Each system is aimed and calibrated as its own line, to full manufacturer specification, and the certificate records the readings for both on completion. Two or more systems in one visit: the highest-priced system is full price and each additional system is 35% off at a centre.

The high-voltage side doesn't change the aim procedure. The front radar on the Kona Electric sits in the same position as on the petrol car and feeds the same Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist and Smart Cruise Control logic, so the calibration itself is identical.

Where the EV matters is the workshop, not the procedure. Some independents won't take high-voltage vehicles at all, so say it's the Electric when you enquire and we'll route you to a centre that does. The rate is the same one the petrol Kona pays: front radar calibration at £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT).

No, provided the work is done to Hyundai's documented procedure. Under UK block exemption rules, repair and maintenance at an independent workshop doesn't invalidate a manufacturer warranty as long as the work meets the manufacturer's specification. That applies to Hyundai's 5-year unlimited-mileage warranty the same as any other: what matters if a claim ever comes up is whether the calibration was run to spec, and whether you can prove it.

That proof is the paperwork. Certificate to manufacturer tolerances, the same standard dealers issue. It records the post-job readings against Hyundai's figures and sits on the car's service history, so an ADAS question inside the warranty period has a documented answer.

Dealer quotes customers have shown us for ADAS work run £300 to £900, and the number usually lands after the car has been in for an inspection, not before. A franchised Hyundai dealer prices the job through its workshop labour rate; the calibration itself is the same documented Hyundai procedure either way.

Front camera calibration is £162 inc VAT (£135 +VAT), front radar is the same, with the full rate card on this page. Two or more systems in one visit: the highest-priced system is full price and each additional system is 35% off at a centre. Your quote is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.