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Kia EV6 recalls

DVSA has published 5 safety recalls that name the Kia EV6 since 2022, 5 of them since 2020. Between them they cover at least 20,955 UK vehicles of this model.

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All Kia EV6 recalls, newest first

  1. EV6 · kia ev6 hv battery cell misalignment

    25 Aug 2026 · R/2026/309

    ​​Due to a quality deviation by the supplier certain battery cells within the High Voltage Battery System Assembly manufactured in limited production periods may have been produced with a misaligned electrode. A misaligned electrode may over time result in an internal short circuit in certain situations thereby increasing the risk of fire.​

    Fix: If the HV battery State of Health is greater than 90% Kia UK will replace the defective module in the pack if 90% or lower the complete battery pack assembly will be replaced.

    1 vehicle · built 16 Sep 2021 to 19 Jan 2024

  2. EV3, EV4, EV6, EV9, K4, SORENTO MQ4, SPORTAGE NQ5 · kia cluster malfunction recall

    24 Apr 2026 · R/2026/139

    The instrument cluster screen may respond slowly immediately after starting the vehicle. During this condition activating the turn signal can cause the cluster to reset or the Blind View Monitor (BVM) within the cluster to turn green. The malfunction is caused by PMIC noise induced falsely high temperature sensor readings which trigger the chip protection logic above a certain threshold and lead to performance limitation up to reboot or black screen.

    Fix: Over The Air software update or dealer software update

    302 vehicles · built 1 Jul 2025 to 17 Dec 2025

  3. EV6 · kia ev6 intergrated charge control unit recall

    20 May 2024 · R/2024/197

    On affected vehicles The Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may become damaged over time and may not be able to charge the 12-volt battery which can discharge gradually while driving with a progressive reduction of motive power.

    Fix: On affected vehicles check for DTC P1A9096. If not present update the software in the ICCU. If the DTC is present replace the ICCU the fuse and check the software version is correct.

    • EV6: 2,210 vehicles · built 20 Apr 2021 to 28 Feb 2024
    • EV6: 1,133 vehicles · built 20 Apr 2021 to 28 Feb 2024
    • EV6: 1,469 vehicles · built 20 Apr 2021 to 28 Feb 2024
    • EV6: 7,300 vehicles · built 20 Apr 2021 to 28 Feb 2024
    • EV6: 4,499 vehicles · built 20 Apr 2021 to 28 Feb 2024

  4. EV6, NIRO SG2 · kia ev6 and niro sg2 driveshaft recall

    11 Apr 2024 · R/2024/163

    On affected vehicles an improperly treated driveshaft may break under load resulting in the loss of drive

    Fix: On affected vehicles the driveshaft will be replaced

    236 vehicles · built 26 Jan 2023 to 10 Apr 2023

  5. EV6 · shifter control unit (scu) upgrade.

    30 May 2022 · R/2022/173

    A voltage fluctuation may occur when the vehicle is switched off and in the parked position resulting in a temporary disengagement of the parking mechanism.

    Fix: The vehicles identified require a software update for the Shifter Control Unit (SCU).

    3,805 vehicles · built 17 Jul 2021 to 2 May 2022

Other Kia models

Source: DVSA recalls register, check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk, copy dated 6 Sep 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. A recall is listed here when DVSA names this model in it; the build dates on each recall say which cars it covers, and a registration check confirms your own.