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2022 Kia Ev6

For every car sold, owners filed about as many complaints about the 2022 Ev6 as about the typical Ev6 year. Among the 2 Ev6 years with enough complaints to compare, owners filed the fewest about the 2023 (3.96 per 1,000 sold) and the most about this one, the 2022 (6.29).

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

6.29 per 1,000

1.0 times this nameplate’s own median

Counted from 129 complaints filed in the first three years, of 281 ever. 95% lower bound 5.21.

Every Ev6 model yearComplaints per 1,000 sold, first three years
This yearOther yearsTypical year, 6.29

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters. The bar is how many complaints each rate rests on.

Model yearPer 1,000Complaints
20226.29129
20233.9678

Issues owners of the 2022 Ev6 report

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Electrical System 213 complaints

iccu13061%
iccu failed2914%
check electrical2210%
electric system209%
check electric188%
stop check178%

When it breaks

70% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 12,000 miles, from 20 complaints that recorded one).

Failures cluster early, which is the signature of how the car was built rather than of wear. A low-mileage example has not yet passed the risk window.

What NHTSA did

2 investigations covering this model year, 2 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 24 complaints about this component over roughly 3 months before an investigation opened.

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Questions buyers ask about the 2022 Kia Ev6

Is 2022 a good year or a bad year for the Ev6?

For every car sold, owners filed about as many complaints about the 2022 Ev6 as about the typical Ev6 year. Among the 2 Ev6 years with enough complaints to compare, owners filed the fewest about the 2023 (3.96 per 1,000 sold) and the most about this one, the 2022 (6.29). The typical year is the median across its model years.

What problems does the 2022 Ev6 have?

The parts owners named most often in complaints filed to date: Electrical System (213), Fuel/Propulsion System (43), Power Train (41). The phrases they used are listed above.

Is the 2022 Ev6 reliable?

Complaint records cannot settle that on their own. They count safety problems owners chose to report to the federal government, not every repair. What they do show is how this year compares with the other Ev6 years: for every car sold, owners filed about as many complaints about the 2022 Ev6 as about the typical Ev6 year.

Which Ev6 year has the fewest complaints?

Among years with enough complaints to compare, the 2023, at 3.96 per 1,000 sold. Every Ev6 year, ranked.

What the used-car guides say

No guide we read covers the Ev6.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page, each on NHTSA’s own site:

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is taken year by year from published US sales figures, each one quoted from a named source.