What breaks most · 2022 to 2025 model years
Kia EV6 problems by year
Owners have filed 535 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Kia EV6 across model years 2022 to 2025. Two years stand out: 2022 for electrical system complaints and 2023 for electrical system complaints.
- Years to check closely: 2022, 2023
- Complaints on file
- 5352022 to 2025, all trims
- Worst year
- 2022275 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 201 fires · 9 injuries · 1 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 12kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 11Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 275 | 11 | 4 | Electrical system (209) | |
| 136 | 2 | 4 | Electrical system (102) | |
| 71 | 6 | 3 | Electrical system (51) | |
| 53 | 1 | 0 | Electrical system (39) |
What fails on the 2022 Kia EV6
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 76% |
209 | 4 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 16% |
43 | 0 | Shop all fuel system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 15% |
41 | 1 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 12% |
32 | 2 | — |
| EngineEngine gaskets and seals | 5% |
14 | 1 | Shop all engine parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Forward collision systemRadar and camera sensors | 5% |
13 | 5 | Shop all forward collision system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| BrakesBrake pads, rotors and calipers | 4% |
12 | 2 | Shop brakes parts for the 2022 Kia EV6 |
| Body and structureDoors, latches and body hardware | 4% |
10 | 1 | Shop all body and structure parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Lost power while driving. 12Vbattery low voltage on dash. ICCU not responding. Dealership replaced ICCU and told me it wasn't under warranty. Had to pay out of pocket.
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Iccu failure with Kia ev6. Unreal that this car has not had a recall yet. It is totally unacceptable that this car can at any time fail. Car will not start and shut down while I was driving. Luckily I was beginning to park when it happened
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Kia EV6 years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2022, 2023 carry the most filings on the Kia EV6. The 2022 alone has 275 complaints, led by electrical system.
What is the most common Kia EV6 problem?
On the 2022 model year, the most-reported component is electrical system with 209 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Kia EV6 problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Kia EV6 complaints that include mileage is about 12,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.