Ford Mustang Mach-E vs Kia EV6
Electric SUVs · head to head, 2022–2026
The Ford Mustang Mach-E and Kia EV6 were both sold for 5 model years (2022–2026). Among the Mustang Mach-E's own years, its best bet is 2024; no year to avoid; the newest year rated a good buy is 2025. Among the EV6's own years, its best bet is 2023; no year to avoid; the newest year rated a good buy is 2024.
Ford Mustang Mach-E
SUV · 2021–2026
- Best bet 2024
- Newest good buy 2025
- Avoid none
- Be careful 2021
Kia EV6
Crossover · 2022–2027
- Best bet 2023
- Newest good buy 2024
- Avoid none
- Be careful 2022, 2025
How to read this: each model's verdicts compare that model's own years with each other (serious owner complaints per car on the road against that model's usual year, using New York registrations). They are not a reliability ranking of one model against the other, so a good-buy Mustang Mach-E year says nothing about whether it beats a EV6. (How we judge.)
Year by year, side by side
| Year | Ford Mustang Mach-E | Kia EV6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TOO NEWOnly 1.1 years of owner reports | Not rated | Side by side |
| 2025 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.3× usual | CAREFULSerious complaints 2.0× usual, mostly power train and fuel system | Side by side |
| 2024 | BEST BUYSerious complaints 0.5× usual | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 0.8× usual | Side by side |
| 2023 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.0× usual | BEST BUYSerious complaints 0.7× usual | Side by side |
| 2022 | GOOD BUYSerious complaints 1.3× usual, mostly power train and collision avoidance | CAREFULSerious complaints 1.2× usual, mostly fuel system and power train | Side by side |
Each chip rates that year against the same model's other years. Tap a chip for the year's details; "Side by side" compares both models that year, trim by trim.
Compare any year, trim by trim
2026: the newest shared year, at a glance
| 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E | 2026 Kia EV6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict (vs the model's own years) | TOO NEW | Not rated |
| Starting price (MSRP range) | $37,795 to $57,690 base price by trim, 4 trims | $37,900 to $48,700 base price by trim, 4 trims |
| Engines and horsepower | Electric | Electric |
| Fuel economy (EPA combined) | 84–110 MPGe | 83–115 MPGe |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Third row | No | No |
| Cargo behind last row | — | — |
| Max towing | — | 2,700 lb |
| NHTSA crash rating | 5 of 5 stars | 5 of 5 stars |
| Recalls · owner complaints (NHTSA) | 5 · 1 | 0 · 0 |
Sources: OpenSpec and the makers' equipment guides, NHTSA vPIC, EPA and NHTSA ratings. Cargo, towing and bed length rows appear when we have them. "—": not in our data. Compare every 2026 trim →
Key features: base trim vs top trim
| Mustang Mach-E Select lowest price, $37,795 | Mustang Mach-E Rally highest price, $57,690 | EV6 Light lowest price, $37,900 | EV6 GT-Line highest price, $48,700 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireless Apple CarPlay | Standard | — | Standard | Standard |
| Adaptive cruise control | Standard | — | Standard | Standard |
| Blind-spot warning | Standard | — | Standard | Standard |
| Heated front seats | Optional | — | Standard | Standard |
| Ventilated front seats | — | — | — | Standard |
| 360-degree camera | Optional | — | — | Standard |
| Power liftgate or tailgate | Optional | — | — | Standard |
| Remote start | — | — | Standard | Standard |
"Standard" and "Optional" are for that trim as the 2026 data lists it (a package or option adds an "Optional" item); "—": not verified in our sources, never a guess. The cheapest and most expensive trim of each model; every trim is on the model's 2026 page (Mustang Mach-E, EV6).
Known fixes and extended coverage
Ford Mustang Mach-E
2 manufacturer programs on file: 0 extended coverage, 2 repair programs.
Kia EV6
8 manufacturer programs on file: 1 extended coverage, 7 repair programs.
- Extended coverage This warranty extension is to address concerns involving the ICCU, which may result in the difficulty or inability to charge the subject vehicles using Level 1 or Level 2 AC charging and/or inability to use the Vehicle-to-Load (V2L)… (WTY044, 2022–2024 models)
From manufacturer bulletins filed with NHTSA, counted per program. A count is how many programs exist, not how good or bad a model is: a maker that extends coverage is paying for a known problem. A dealer can look up whether a car has had the work done or is still covered.
Which should you buy?
- Buying used, years both are rated a good buy: 2023–2024. In those years, choose on price, size and features.
- Years to skip: neither model has a year we rate avoid.
- Newest year rated a good buy: Mustang Mach-E 2025; EV6 2024.
- Third row: neither has one in 2026.
- Lower starting price in 2026: the Mustang Mach-E, from $37,795 against $37,900. Prices are the maker's listed base prices, not what dealers charge.
- Best EPA combined rating in 2026: EV6 at 115 MPGe (Mustang Mach-E: 110), for the most efficient version of each.
- Before you buy either: run the VIN for open recalls and ask the dealer whether the extended-coverage repairs above were done.
Rules applied to the data on this page: no overall winner is declared, because our verdicts compare each model with itself.