2025 Kia EV9 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 12 complaints on the 2025 Kia EV9, and NHTSA has issued 4 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (3 complaints).

12
Complaints
4
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.
26V54500021/08/2026AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERKia America, Inc (Kia) is recalling certain 2025-2026 EV9 vehicles. Due to improper routing, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may not deactivate the air bag when a child or child seat is in the front passenger seat. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements

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 2026-08-29. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.