Where each one leads
Honda CR-V
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Kia EV6
- Fewer Kia EV6 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.4% against 3.1%).
- New Kia EV6 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 0 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 157 for the Honda CR-V in 2022.
Too close to call: new York safety inspections failed, against cars of the same year; NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Honda CR-V | Kia EV6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1997–2026 | 2022–2025 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 395,972 (2010–2022) | 30,734 (2021–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 198,284 | 19,390 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 9,748 | 12,255 |
| In traffic in Finland | 17,060 | 3,138 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Honda CR-V | Kia EV6 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 74% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +10% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| … against cars of the same year | −25% | −22% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 3.1% | 1.4% |
| US owner complaints | 16,042 | 550 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2018 (2,161) | 2022 (279) |
| US recall campaigns | 63 | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,487 | 113 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 60 | 2 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Honda CR-V | Kia EV6 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2027) | 5★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Honda CR-V | Kia EV6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 7.8 l/100 km (2026) | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 7.1 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 7.1 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 157 g/km | 0 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 108 kW (145 hp) | 153 kW (205 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,715 kg | 2,024 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €48,229 | €52,290 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 240,000 km | 64,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).