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Kia EV6 - Reliability and safety

Packed with safety kit, the Kia EV6 is a great family car, while Kia's seven-year warranty provides peace of mind

Reliability and safety rating

4.4

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Key standard safety features

Euro NCAP safety ratings

  • 5 out of 5 stars (tested 2022)
  • Adult occupant protection - 90%
  • Child occupant protection - 86%
  • Vulnerable road user protection - 64%
  • Safety assist - 87%

The Kia EV6 didn’t feature in our most recent 2024 Driver Power owner satisfaction survey, although it did do well in our 2023 survey, securing seventh place with glowing praise for its powertrain, ride, handling and smoothness, as well as the number of safety systems, child-friendly features and rear legroom. Meanwhile, Kia, as a brand, finished third out of 32 in our best car manufacturer rankings, receiving high scores across the board.

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Euro NCAP awarded the EV6 a five-star safety rating in May 2022, with the all-electric family car achieving a 90 per cent rating for adult protection and 86 per cent for child passenger protection.

Along with smart cruise control and a rear view camera, Kia’s family EV includes a host of active safety systems: Forward Collision Avoidance Assist uses a front radar to monitor for possible hazards, such as pedestrians, cyclists or other cars, before providing a warning and then automatically applying the brakes to help avoid or mitigate a potential collision. There are also systems designed to help keep you in your lane and tech that will sound a warning if it detects any loss of attention or driver fatigue.

Top-of-the-range GT-Line S trim has a more advanced highway driving assist system that helps to centre the car within your lane, and even change lanes for you, provided the blind spot system has determined the coast is clear.

Warranty

The Kia EV6 has a seven-year/100,000-mile warranty — one of the longest and best factory warranties in the business, especially when compared to the three years of coverage you get with a Volkswagen ID.4 or Skoda Enyaq, while the Tesla Model Y and Hyundai Ioniq 5 get four-year and five-year warranties, respectively. The EV6 also comes with one year of roadside assistance.

Servicing

The EV6 only needs to be serviced once every two years or 20,000 miles, whichever comes first. Both the Skoda Enyaq and Volkswagen ID.4 can also go two years between garage visits, but you can cover an unlimited mileage during that time.  

Kia offers interest-free instalment plans for servicing costs. You pay 25 per cent up front, with zero per cent interest on the remaining balance for 3 months.

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