Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2025 Kia EV6, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Electrical system40
- Power train13
- Fuel/propulsion system10
- Unknown or other7
- Engine5
- Forward collision avoidance3
- Service brakes2
- Structure2
- Vehicle speed control2
- Visibility/wiper1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2025 Kia EV6 failed the safety check 0.10% of the time — 70% less often than the average 2025 passenger car (0.34%). Median odometer at inspection: 32 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
In the Netherlands
1,258 first registered in 2025 are on Dutch roads; 3% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €52,290.
Most common APK defects
- Band onvoldoende profiel6
- Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld4
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde4
- Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm2
- Stuurkogel te veel speling1
- Waarschuwingsinrichting controlesysteem bandenspanning geeft1
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In the United Kingdom
2,987 cars built in 2025 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 28 more were declared off the road (SORN).
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0
In Finland
375 of these cars first registered in 2025 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 14,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0
In New Zealand
24 2025 cars are on the New Zealand register.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Crash-test ratings
NHTSA 5-star results for 2 variants; 2 of 2 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
| Variant | Overall | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Kia EV6 SUV AWD | ★★★★★ | 8.2 % |
| 2025 Kia EV6 SUV RWD | ★★★★★ | 8.2 % |
- Electronic stability control
- Standard
- Forward collision warning
- Standard & Optional
- Lane departure warning
- Standard
- Best overall rating
- 5 / 5
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain
Recalls
No recall campaigns cover the 2025 Kia EV6.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words