Kia EV6

Where it stands out against its peers

• Electrical system: more complaints than 99% of 2022 cars — 76% of its 275 complaints, where an ordinary 2022 car has 23%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 120 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
• POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 17 owners reported this
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 16 owners reported this
• POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 11 owners reported this
• FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 7 owners reported this

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

37% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• 22V322000

  Vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

  Drivers are recommended to park their vehicles on level ground and avoid parking on a slope/inclined surface whenever possible until the remedy has been performed. Dealers will update the Shifter Control Unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 25, 2022. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC236.

• 24V200000

  A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will inspect and replace the ICCU and its fuse, as necessary. In addition, dealers will update the ICCU software. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 29, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC302.

• 24V867000

  A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

  Dealers will inspect and replace the ICCU and its fuse, as necessary. In addition, dealers will update the ICCU software. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2024. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC327. This recall expands and replaces previous recall number 24V-200. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 24V-200 will need to have the new remedy completed.

• 26V431000

  A fire increases the risk of injury.

  Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures and limit their charge to a maximum of 80% until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery system assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 7, 2026. Owners may contact Kia customer service at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC375. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 17, 2026.

Regulator investigations

Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.

• Loss of Motive Power

  Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2023, closed April 2024.

  Became recall 24V200000.

• Pedestrian alert sounds

  Defect petition, opened January 2023, closed August 2023.

What the maker told its dealers

Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.

Kia filed 4 bulletins about the 2026 EV6.

• Electrical system: 3
• Fuel/propulsion system: 1

• TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE USING UPDATE.KIA.COM - This bulletin provides information and service procedures for updating the infotainment systems on applicable… · June 2026
• TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SOFTWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides information on the process for downloading infotainment software updates and preparing USB for installation… · May 2026
• RELEASE NOTES: OVER-THE-AIR: SERVICE ACTION SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ELECTRIC WATER PUMP (SA635) - This Over-the-Air (OTA) software update is designed to update the Data Connectivity Unit (DCU) logic of… · March 2026
• TECHNICAL OPERATIONS: NACS VEICLE CHARGING ERROR W/ DTC P343B16 (PS804) - This Pitstop provides information regarding an Electric Vehicle ‘EV’ charging error accompanied by DTC P343B16 on certain… · January 2026

Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.