2026 Kia EV6
The 2026 Kia EV6 is sold in the U.S. as an electric compact hatchback with 5 EPA-rated configurations. Its longest-range version, the EV6 Long Range RWD, is EPA-rated at 319 miles with 114 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists no recall campaigns for this model year so far (Safety Signal A). NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall. Manufacturer pricing runs from $37,900 to $53,000 across 8 trims.
| Trim | Powertrain | Drive | MSRP | HP | Torque | MPG comb | Cargo (2nd row) | Wheels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Electric | RWD | $37,900 | 167 hp | 258 lb-ft | 115 MPGe | 24.4 cu-ft | 19 in |
| Light Long Range | Electric | RWD | $41,200 | 225 hp | 258 lb-ft | 114 MPGe | 24.4 cu-ft | 19 in |
| Light Long Range | Electric | AWD | $45,200 | 320 hp | 446 lb-ft | 106 MPGe | 24.4 cu-ft | 19 in |
| Wind | Electric | RWD | $44,800 | 225 hp | 258 lb-ft | 114 MPGe | 24.4 cu-ft | 19 in |
| Wind | Electric | AWD | $48,800 | 320 hp | 446 lb-ft | 106 MPGe | 24.4 cu-ft | 19 in |
| GT-Line | Electric | RWD | $48,700 | 225 hp | 258 lb-ft | 114 MPGe | 24.4 cu-ft | 19 in |
| GT-Line | Electric | AWD | $53,000 | 320 hp | 446 lb-ft | 97 MPGe | 24.4 cu-ft | 20 in |
| GT | Electric | AWD | — | — | — | — | — | 21 in |
MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.
Specs & fuel economy
Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov| Configuration | Powertrain | Drive | Engine / motor | City | Hwy | Comb | Range | kWh/100mi | Charge (240V) | Annual fuel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV6 Standard Range RWD | Electric | RWD | 125 kW PMSM | 128 | 103 | 115 MPGe | 237 mi | 29.2 | 6.2 h | $650 |
| EV6 Long Range RWD | Electric | RWD | 168 kW PMSM | 128 | 101 | 114 MPGe | 319 mi | 29.6 | 9 h | $650 |
| EV6 Long Range AWD (19 inch Wheels) | Electric | AWD | 74 and 165 kW PMSM | 117 | 95 | 106 MPGe | 295 mi | 31.6 | 8.8 h | $700 |
| EV6 Long Range AWD (20 inch Wheels) | Electric | AWD | 74 and 165 kW PMSM | 106 | 89 | 97 MPGe | 270 mi | 34.6 | 8.9 h | $800 |
| EV6 AWD GT | Electric | AWD | 175 and 303 kW PMSM | 87 | 79 | 83 MPGe | 231 mi | 41 | 8.6 h | $900 |
*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 50215, 50214, 50212, 50213, 50211.
The cheapest ownership win
Insurers price the 2026 EV6 very differently, and the gap between the best and worst quote on the same car and driver is usually larger than any option you are weighing on this page.
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Recalls (0)
Source: NHTSA recall databaseNo NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2026 Kia EV6. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them.
These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.
Hear about a recall before the letter does
The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2026 Kia EV6, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.
Parts & accessories for the 2026 Kia EV6
Search by fitment on eBay Motors — OEM take-offs, aftermarket, and the trim pieces dealers no longer stock. The listing and the price are the seller's.
Find parts for this EV6 →Owner complaints
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseNo owner complaints on file with NHTSA for this model year.
Crash ratings
Source: NHTSA NCAP| Configuration | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUV AWD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 8% |
| SUV RWD | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 8% |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.
Service bulletins & campaigns
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsMost often about: Electrical System, Visibility/Wiper, Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System.
- SC373_TSB_R2 Service bulletin2026-09-23 · Visibility/Wiper
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: 3-WAY COOLANT VALVE REPLACEMENT (SC373 Revision 2) - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information to replace the 3-way coolant valve. In addition, inspect the 3-way coolant valve harness connector for
- SC373B_OWNR Service campaign2026-09-04 · Visibility/Wiper
- VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC373B) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2024-2026 MY EV6 vehicles to replace the 3-way coolant valve assembly with a new one. In addition, dealers will inspect the 3-way coolant valve harness connector for corrosion and, if necessary, replace the harness connector.
- PI2605_TSB Other2026-09-02 · Electrical System
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN: BMU LOGIC IMPROVEMENT (PI2605) - This bulletin provides information regarding a Battery Management System (BMS) software update for certain 2025-2026 EV6 (CV1 eGT, CVa) vehicles as listed in the table below. To improve the diagnostic monitoring of the high-voltage battery in the subject vehicles, Kia has developed enhanced BMS software to i
- TSB_CLI049_R2 Service bulletin2026-08-28 · Electrical System
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: PARTIAL REPAIR – ELECTRICAL A/C COMPRESSOR - This bulletin has been revised to include additional information. New/revised sections of this bulletin are indicated by a black bar in the margin area. This bulletin provides information regarding the partial repair of the Air Conditioning (A/C) compressor assembly on some 2011MY~ Optima Hybrid (TF HEV, JF HEV/PHEV), 2015MY~
- SC373A_OWNR Service campaign2026-08-21 · Engine
- VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: OWNER NOTIFICATION (SC373A) - This document is the owner notification advising that Kia is conducting a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2024-2026 MY EV6 vehicles to replace the 3-way coolant valve assembly with a new one. In addition, dealers will inspect the 3-way coolant valve harness connector for corrosion and, if necessary, replace the harness connector.
- TSB_ELE422 Service bulletin2026-05-28 · Electrical System
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE USING UPDATE. KIA. COM - This bulletin provides information and service procedures for updating the infotainment systems on applicable Kia vehicles using the Kia Navigation Updater available at update.kia.com. The software update may improve system performance, enhance existing features, and apply the latest operating software for sup
- TSB_ELE417 Service bulletin2026-04-14 · Electrical System
- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: INFOTAINMENT SOFTWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE - This bulletin provides information on the process for downloading infotainment software updates and preparing USB for installation on applicable Kia vehicles. The software downloads and USB preparation process is similar across all supported platforms; however, in‑vehicle installation procedures vary by head unit type.
- OTA_SA635_R1 Over-the-air update2026-02-10 · Electrical System
- RELEASE NOTES: OVER-THE-AIR: SERVICE ACTION SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ELECTRIC WATER PUMP (SA635) - This Over-the-Air (OTA) software update is designed to update the Data Connectivity Unit (DCU) logic of certain 2026 Sportage and Sportage HEV/PHEV and 2025 EV6 vehicles. This update is designed to improve the operation logic of the Data Connectivity Unit (DCU) for remote connectivity. This OTA will be ro
A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.
Compare the 2026 EV6 with
Any vehicle, your weights →| Head-to-head | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 · Compact Hatchback · grade B | Ioniq 5 +6.1 | |
| 2026 BMW i4 · Compact Hatchback · grade A | EV6 +27 | |
| 2026 Nissan Leaf · Compact Hatchback · grade C | Toss-up | |
| 2026 Nissan Kicks · Compact Hatchback · grade B | EV6 +17.9 | |
| 2026 MINI Cooper · Compact Hatchback · grade A | EV6 +39.1 | |
| 2026 Fiat 500e · Compact Hatchback · grade A | EV6 +3.9 |
EV6 by model year
all years, side by side →Common questions about the 2026 EV6
Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kitsHow much does the 2026 Kia EV6 cost?
Manufacturer pricing runs from $37,900 for the Light RWD to $53,000 for the GT-Line AWD, across 7 trims. Those are MSRPs from the manufacturer's own press material; they exclude destination, options, taxes and whatever the dealer adds. Every trim and price is listed above.
Does the 2026 Kia EV6 have any recalls?
No NHTSA recall campaigns are on file for the 2026 Kia EV6. New campaigns appear here within a week of NHTSA posting them, and a clean sheet on a recent model year often just means the vehicle is new.
How safe is the 2026 Kia EV6?
NHTSA gave the 2026 Kia EV6 5 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 5-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 5-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it A (100/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.
What is the fuel economy of the 2026 Kia EV6?
Across the 5 EPA-rated configurations of the 2026 Kia EV6, the longest EPA range is 319 miles on a charge. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.
Are there service bulletins for the 2026 Kia EV6?
The manufacturer has filed 18 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2026 Kia EV6, most often covering electrical system, visibility/wiper, engine. The most recent is dated 2026-09-23. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.
Which 2026 Kia EV6 trim is the best value?
$15,100 separates the cheapest of the 7 trims from the most expensive, so the answer depends on which of the differences you would actually use. Every trim has its own page here with the manufacturer's full specification and equipment list, plus a short summary of exactly what it adds over the base trim — worth reading before a dealer frames the walk-up for you. The trim-by-trim ladder shows what every step up costs and what it makes standard.
Is the 2026 Kia EV6 better than the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5?
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 wins clearly, 96.7 to 90.6, on tech & comfort, price, space & cargo. The Kia EV6 is ahead on safety. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2026 Kia EV6 against the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 — specifications by family, equipment feature by feature, safety record and ownership costs. You can re-weight what matters to you and the verdict recalculates.
What we hold, and what an empty row means
Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.
| Data | Held | Source | What it covers — or what empty means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel economy & configurations | 5 configurations | EPA certification records | Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures. |
| Emission certificates | none | EPA emission certificates | The EPA published no certificate we could match to a configuration on this page. |
| Recalls | none | NHTSA recall campaigns | No campaign has been filed. Because the register is complete, an empty row here means there is nothing to find — not that we are missing it. |
| Owner complaints | none | NHTSA complaint database | No owner has filed one. On a car that sold in small numbers this says very little either way. |
| Crash ratings | 2 tested | NHTSA NCAP | Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them. |
| Service bulletins | 18 | NHTSA manufacturer communications | Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall. |
| Investigations | none | NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation | No defect investigation has been opened. |
| Driver-assist crash reports | none | NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01 | No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like. |
| Specifications filed with NHTSA | none | NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns | We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable. |
| Trims, pricing & equipment | 8 trims | Manufacturer press kit | Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from. |
Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.
Sources & method
Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.
EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.