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Kia EV6

Every Kia EV6 model year on file, 2022 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years54326 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52022 to 2026
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins233Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 277, 51% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

010020030020222772023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Kia EV6 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
406
Fuel system
98
Powertrain
96
Engine and cooling
40
Driver assistance
32
Brakes
26
Speed control
24
Structure
15
Lighting
13
Visibility and wipers
7
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Kia EV6 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Kia EV6 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone0015
2025SUV531.94080030
2024SUV7613.23803043
2023SUV1371.56854068
2022SUV2774.71,2044277
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Kia EV6

  • 26V-431 Jul 2, 2026
    High voltage battery cells may contain misaligned electrodes, which can lead to a fire while parked or driving
    Electrical system · 8 vehicles
  • 24V-867 Nov 18, 2024
    Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become damaged and stop charging the 12-volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power
    Electrical system · 63k vehicles
  • 24V-200 Mar 14, 2024
    Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become damaged and stop charging the 12-Volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power
    Electrical system · 48k vehicles
  • 24V-057 Jan 31, 2024
    One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, allowing it to break under load and resulting in a loss of drive power
    Powertrain · 1,243 vehicles
  • 22V-322 May 11, 2022
    Software error in the Shifter Control Unit (SCU) may disengage the parking mechanism, which can allow the vehicle to rollaway
    Brakes · 9,014 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.