In the rest of the world, with Korean-produced vehicles, they do much better
I sometimes tell myself maybe I should buy an EV, but then realize I can drive this thing for another 50k miles, which I'll probably end up doing.
I want to be clear that I know what I'm doing around cars and an meticulous with regular maintenance, so this wasn't caused by neglect.
Doing some research online, it turns out this happens to pretty much all of them at some point after the warranty is up. There is also a separate issue with these engines where they randomly grenade themselves which caused a class action lawsuit.
These issues are so common that you simply cannot buy a replacement engine from Hyundai, because there are no more left. There are remanufactured ones available, but they cost more than the car is likely worth, even before labor.
All my cars are Honda or Toyota from now on.
Older ones (Kona) has reduction gear with some design flaw and Hyundai recommend changing its oil. Aaaaand it fails right at around 100k when most warranties lapse (cleverly their 8yr warranty is only for battery - likely most reliable component).
Bonus: just seen today Mercedes EQS has a motor seal design issue that at around 120kkm causes coolant intrusion. Tesla had same issue, but at least it was permanently fixable (aka coolant delete).
Meanwhile, my Toyota is having its first major problem, it's age twelve, and I'm hoping to drive it until it's old enough to drive.