2022 KIA EV6 problems
Owners have filed 426 complaints about the 2022 KIA EV6 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 49.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of fuel/propulsion system at 10.1%.
Complaints426
Crashes25
Fires0
Injuries10
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 49.3% · 210
Fuel/propulsion system 10.1% · 43
Power train 9.6% · 41
Unknown or other 7.5% · 32
Forward collision avoidance 4.2% · 18
Engine 3.3% · 14
Service brakes 2.8% · 12
Lane departure 2.6% · 11
Severity
Of those complaints, 25 describe a crash, 10 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 3 model years of the KIA EV6 in this data, 2022 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings are rising — 297 in the last three years against 129 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 11,500 miles.
In owners' own words
After charging vehicle using L2 charger, (max 7kw) vehicle threw two error messages on screen. 1) âcheck electrical systemâ & 2) âstop vehicle and check power supplyâ Using an OBDII reader, the car provided error code P1A9096. I also noticed the car stopped charging the 12V battery as the 12V state of charge was down to 22%. I towed it to the dealer and they are currently working on diagnosing the issue. Electrical system
My wife was driving my vehicle and it alerted her that she needed to pull over while driving. She managed to get out of traffic but was stranded on the side of the road while waiting for a tow truck. I completed the recall SC327 and it was performed but still had an ICCU failure. Dealer has not repaired it and is waiting on a part but they say it is on back order and has not given me a timeline for repair. Electrical system
The driver cluster in front of steering wheel constantly goes from blank to partial screen to proper driver display. I have video of this happening. The speed, turns signals, odometer and blind spot information cannot be seen during the blank and partial screen. The dealer has replicated the problem. Iâm out of warranty so replacement will cost $8500. There were no issues up to the point where it failed. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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