FaultScore

Worst years for a KIA EV6

Owners have filed 845 complaints about the KIA EV6 with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2022 KIA EV6

426 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2025 KIA EV6

85 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every KIA EV6 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2025 A 85 2 0 Electrical System
2024 C 122 11 2 Electrical System
2023 C 212 2 0 8,000 Electrical System
2022 F 426 25 0 11,500 Electrical System

What breaks on a KIA EV6

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 402 47.6%

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Brakes 25 3.0%

Worst in 2022

Acceleration & Cruise Control 23 2.7%

Worst in 2022

Body & Structure 15 1.8%

Worst in 2022

Lights 12 1.4%

Worst in 2022

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 0.8%

Worst in 2022

Airbags 5 0.6%

Worst in 2022

Tires 5 0.6%

Worst in 2023

Steering 4 0.5%

Worst in 2024

Exactly what failed on a KIA EV6

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 15 25.0%
Automatic Emergency Braking 12 20.0%
Warnings 10 16.7%
Blind Spot Detection 5 8.3%
Assist 4 6.7%
Adaptive Cruise Control 4 6.7%
Warning 3 5.0%
Warnings 3 5.0%
Sidewall 3 5.0%
Onboard (Obcm) 1 1.7%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every KIA EV6, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2022 peak 105 Aug 2026

KIA EV6 problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the KIA EV6

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.