A 2023 Kia EV6 that genuinely deserved its asking price
A Comprehensive inspection that came back boringly clean — and why that's the point
2023 Kia EV6 Air RWD — 18,600km
Why we keep publishing clean reports
Roughly 1 in 5 of our Sydney inspections finds nothing. We publish those too — anything else would skew the picture. A clean report isn't a wasted booking; it's permission to sign with confidence and a 150-point baseline for resale in 4 years.
What the inspector found
- EV battery flash test: 96.1% SoH, 8mV cell spread, no thermal events in BMS log.
- 12V auxiliary: 12.8V at rest, healthy charging behaviour under load.
- Charging-port test: 7kW AC and 50kW DC handshakes both completed cleanly.
- Paint depth on every panel within 5μm of factory — no repair anywhere.
- Underbody: factory underseal intact, no road-rash on the battery tray, no fluid weep.
- Tyres: original Continentals at 6.5–7mm, manufactured Q3 2023.
Outcome
Bought the same week at the full $52,990. The report was filed with her finance broker as evidence of vehicle condition for her novated lease residual calculation.
"I needed the report to feel okay paying full retail. Amira gave me a 28-page document that said 'pay it'. So I did."
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