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2025 Kia EV6 problems

NHTSA has received 87 complaints about the 2025 Kia EV6, and 46% of them involve electrical system. After that come drivetrain & axles (15%) and fuel system (11%).

At a glance

Complaints
87 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Electrical system 46% of complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Electrical system 46%
  • Drivetrain & axles 15%
  • Fuel system 11%
  • Engine 6%
  • Forward collision avoidance 3%
  • Brakes 2%
  • Cruise control 2%
  • Body & structure 2%
  • Steering 1%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 1%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2025 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Kia EV6 with enough data (87 complaints in that window).

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

While maneuvering my Kia EV6 into my garage, the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly and struck the garage wall. I believe the acceleration may have been unintentional or due to a malfunction. I request review of any vehicle event data

May 2026 Crash

ICCU failure caused loss of power on interstate. I almost got in a wreck because of this. Kia dealer refused to look at my car. Took vehicle to independent repair shop who diagnosed issue.

June 2025

The contact owns a 2025 KIA EV6. The contact stated that while entering the parked vehicle, he observed that the front driver-side wheel well melted from the inside out. Two dealers were notified of the failure in person. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by phone. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000.

Reported at 6,000 miles, July 2026

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