Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2023 Kia EV6 has 24 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
24
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated July 6, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
Kia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Niro EV and 2023 EV6 vehicles. One of the drive shafts may have been improperly heat-treated, ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ICCU failure, a well known issue with these cars. |
| Apr 27, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | First ICCU the power completely went out on 2/23/26. Power went out again April, 2026. Currently car... |
| Apr 14, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ICCU failed despite all prior recall updates being performed. Incident began when home circuit break... |
| Mar 12, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ICCU Failure. It's been replaced by Kia under warranty. Initially Level 2 charging failed multiple t... |
| Mar 11, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Repeated failed attempts to repair ICCU culminating in ICCU failure. May 15, 2024 – Initial repair a... |
| Jan 26, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving my Kia EV6 in the middle of a snowstorm, the vehicle experienced a sudden and severe p... |
| Jan 24, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The ICCU failed. The vehicle suddenly stopped on the road, would not go into any gear and could not ... |
| Dec 27, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I am submitting this as a supplemental statement to my existing NHTSA safety complaint regarding my ... |
| Dec 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The vehicle experienced a total power failure resulting in complete inoperability (no start, no unlo... |
| Dec 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving at normal speed, my Kia EV6 experienced a sudden and complete failure of the ICCU syst... |
| Nov 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1st instance: Battery Coolant errors that occurred on and off. 2nd instance: The ICCU unit faile... |
| Aug 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | While driving, heard a pop and a check electric vehicle system error popped up on the dash. Car was ... |
| May 4, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The ICCU in my Kia EV6 failed while driving. Thankfully I was not involved in a crash, but my speed ... |
| Feb 27, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | driving at around 35mph I heard a pop and a warning showed up on the dash stating "stop vehicle and ... |
| Feb 22, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I have had 3 incidents where the ev6 went out of power. The one recent incident is when the car sudd... |
| Feb 13, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I was on my way to the highway when about one mile from home when without warning vehicle went into ... |
| Jan 23, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | On January 23 2025, while driving on the highway, the car lost power an had limited control. The car... |
| Jun 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | My Kia EV6, AWD Wind has the exact problem described in this Ionic 5 video, [XXX] , which addresses ... |
| May 23, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2023 Kia EV6. The contact stated that while driving 72 MPH, the accelerator pedal... |
| Apr 21, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Vehicle lost its power while trying to park. It could not be locked either. This is the second time ... |