Used Kia EV6 2021-present reliability
Category: Electric SUV
For reasonable money when used, the EV6 offers keen handling, a good range and plenty of space.
What should I look for in a used Kia EV6 estate?
When viewing a used car, always follow our used car buying checklist.
The EV6 achieved a five-star rating for safety when it was appraised by Euro NCAP, not least because it comes with plenty of active safety kit to help you avoid accidents in the first place.
All models have automatic emergency braking (AEB) that can recognise pedestrians and cyclists as well as cars, along with lane-keeping assistance, intelligent speed-limit assist and a system that monitors the attentiveness of the driver.
If you avoid entry-level Air trim, you’ll also get blind-spot collision avoidance and rear cross-traffic alert. GT-Line S models have more safety aids, including a blind-spot camera feed displayed behind the steering wheel.
You get a reasonable number of active safety aids to help you avoid an accident in the first place, though, including automatic emergency braking and lane-keeping assistance.
As for security, you get an alarm, deadlocks and locking wheel nuts as standard from new.
What are the most common problems with a used Kia EV6 estate?
As of writing, there's just one recall to the EV6's name and it describes an electrical issue that could result in the car disengaging the park function. Number of affected vehicles: 3805. Years applicable: 2021, 2022.
Click here for more information. Contact your local Kia dealer if you believe your vehicle is involved in a recall.
Is a used Kia EV6 estate reliable?
Our data reveals the Kia EV6 doesn't have a strong reputation in regards to reliability. In our 2023 What Car? Reliability Survey, it ranked 17th out of 20 cars in the electric car category. Its reliability score of 83.4% is concerning.
The rival Ford Mustang Mach-E, Polestar 2 and Tesla Model Y are more reliable. In its category, the EV6 only proved more reliable than the MG4, 2016-2022 Hyundai Ioniq Electric and, in last place, the Porsche Taycan.
Slow and sometimes costly repairs drag the score of the EV6 down. Only 24% of the cars we were told about went wrong, with the 12-volt battery, motor and other electrical systems to blame. However, 64% of faulty cars couldn't be driven, and 85% of them spent more than a week in the garage. Although 86% of remedial work was done for free, the remaining cars cost between £751 and more than £1500 to put right.
The EV6 comes with a seven-year (100,000-mile) warranty that covers most components, including the drive battery. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 gets eight years’ covers on the battery but only five years on the rest of the car.
As a car brand, Kia finished eighth out of the 32 brands in the 2023 What Car? Reliability Survey. That was above Tesla (10th) and Volkswagen (22nd) but well below Hyundai in seventh.
