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Kia EV6

Kia EV6

Build Dates

Dec 2021 - onwards

On Sale Dates

Feb 2022 - onwards

Applies To

All variants exc. GT

Vehicle Type

Large SUV

Engine/Fuel Type

Battery electric vehicles

Price Bracket

Over $65,000

Rating Year/Datestamp

2022

ANCAP Safety Rating

Rating Expires

Dec 2028

ANCAP Safety
Tested
2022

The Kia EV6 was introduced in Australia in February 2022 and New Zealand in April 2022. This ANCAP safety rating applies to all variants except the GT which is unrated.

Dual frontal, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting (curtain) airbags are standard. A centre airbag which provides added protection to front seat occupants in side impact crashes is also standard on all variants.

Autonomous emergency braking (Car-to-Car, Vulnerable Road User and Junction Assist) as well as a lane support system with lane keep assist (LKA), lane departure warning (LDW) and emergency lane keeping (ELK), and an advanced speed assistance system (SAS) are standard on all variants.

A full list of safety features and technologies can be viewed within the Technical Report (see download link).

Assessment Scores

ANCAP Safety
Adult Occupant Protection
90%
34.48 out of 38
ANCAP Safety
Child Occupant Protection
87%
42.96 out of 49
ANCAP Safety
Vulnerable Road User Protection
64%
35.08 out of 54
ANCAP Safety
Safety Assist
88%
14.17 out of 16

Safety Assist Technologies

AEB - City
Standard on all variants
AEB - Interurban
Standard on all variants
AEB - VRU
Standard on all variants
AEB - Junction
Standard on all variants
AEB - Backover
Not available on base variant
LSS
Standard on all variants
Kia EV6 (Feb 2022 – onwards) - frontal offset MPDB test at 50km/h
Kia EV6 (Feb 2022 – onwards) - frontal offset MPDB test at 50km/h
Kia EV6 (Feb 2022 – onwards) - full width frontal test at 50km/h
Kia EV6 (Feb 2022 – onwards) - full width frontal test at 50km/h