What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2023 KIA EV6

Typical pattern

7.9% of complaints about the 2023 KIA EV6 came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2023 vehicle — around the middle of the 177 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 2.7 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (102 complaints), typically at 2.9 yr or about 8,000 miles.

Complaints
215
Median age at failure
2.7 yr
Median mileage
8,000 n=6
Crash / fire / tow
1.9% of reports
Safety recalls
4 1 do not drive

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Electrical system
102 reports · 8,000 mi
2.9 yr
2%
Fuel / propulsion
29 reports
2.9 yr
6.9%
Power train
26 reports · 8,000 mi
3.2 yr
0%
Other
17 reports
2.0 yr
0%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

26V431000 2026-07-02 Do not drive
Electrical system:propulsion system:traction battery

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2024 EV6 and 2024 EV9 vehicles. The high voltage battery cells may contain misaligned electrodes, which can lead to a fire while parked or driving.

A fire increases the risk of injury.

24V867000 2024-11-18
Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2024 EV6 vehicles. The Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become damaged and stop charging the 12-volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power.

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

24V200000 2024-03-14
Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2022-2024 EV6 vehicles. The Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become damaged and stop charging the 12-Volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power.

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

24V057000 2024-01-31
Power train:driveline:driveshaft

Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 vehicles. 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.

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

In owners’ own words

Electrical system mileage not reported 9 mo in service
When charging with L2 40A home charger vehicle gives a charging failed error. I live in Arizona where since the temperature has gone above 90 degrees in June the issue started. It will charge for a few minutes than fault. I have used this charger on other vehicles without issue. I need to change the vehicles charging settings ro reduced charging current for it to charge without error but this can take twice as long to charge on the reduced settings. I am convinced this is temperature related and the vehicle cannot charge high current in such extreme heat.
Electrical system mileage not reported 10 mo in service
The car starts charging on my level 2 home charger then after about 10-20 min will stop and send me a message saying charging interrupted and will stop charging. I have taken it in to the dealership and they say they can see the code but that they did the recalls for it and it should be fixed. It is not and keeps happening. I am taking it back to the dealer tomorrow so they can look at it again
Electrical system mileage not reported 1.0 yr in service
The vehicle gave the warning to check the electrical system, as a result the battery cannot be recharged.It only accepted the charger for two minutes and then disconnected, now it only says it could not be recharged. They reprogramed it from the MOTOR AMBAR distributor but they did not find the it fails. Now i have a decorative vehicle in my garage and no one knows how to fix it.What if the electrical problem causes a fire in my house ?
Fuel / propulsion mileage not reported 10 mo in service
The motor inverter for the rear motor failed while I was driving. The power cut out, and luckily I was able to drift over to the side of the road. On a highway, it would have been very dangerous. The dealer diagnosed the inverter issue, and said it needs to be replaced. The car has not been inspected by the manufacturer, the police, or insurance representatives. A warning message appeared the moment the power cut out. It said, "Check electric vehicle system."

Other EV6 model years

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