2025 Kia EV9 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 12 complaints on the 2025 Kia EV9, and NHTSA has issued 3 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (3 complaints).

12
Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
54.4
Severity index

Severity index 54.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 54.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (25.0%)3 25%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%WheelsWheels: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%EngineEngine: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%SeatsSeats: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%TiresTires: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM325.0%
POWER TRAIN216.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER216.7%
STEERING216.7%
WHEELS216.7%
ENGINE18.3%
SEATS18.3%
TIRES18.3%

Complaints filed per year

0472025: 52026: 7 (partial year)25267
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20255
2026 (year to date)7

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V75700010/10/2024ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 EV9 vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel screen may fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Controls and Displays."
24V96200020/12/2024SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERSKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2024-2025 EV9 vehicles. The second- and third-row seat mounting bolts may be missing.
25V11500024/02/2025ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEMKia America, Inc. (Kia) is recalling certain 2025 EV9 vehicles. The rear gear drive unit (GDU) motor shaft may have been improperly welded and become damaged, causing a loss of drive power.

Other Kia EV9 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 2 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-06. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.