Fatal crash profile · Make
Kia
Compared with All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 6,830
- Fatal crashes
- 6,726
- Deaths inside
- 4,057
- Other deaths
- 3,686
Between 2020 and 2024, 6,830 vehicles described as Kia were involved in 6,726 fatal crashes in the United States. 4,057 people died inside these vehicles and 3,686 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,129 |
| 2021 | 1,391 |
| 2022 | 1,395 |
| 2023 | 1,468 |
| 2024 | 1,447 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
52%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 662 | 617 |
| 2021 | 817 | 794 |
| 2022 | 818 | 733 |
| 2023 | 910 | 773 |
| 2024 | 850 | 769 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
52%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 51.7% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 4,993 |
| Cloudy | 883 |
| Rain | 450 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 78 |
| Snow | 38 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 3,130 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1,672 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1,537 |
| Dusk | 173 |
| Dawn | 128 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 779 |
| Texas | 689 |
| California | 651 |
| Georgia | 376 |
| North Carolina | 316 |
| Arizona | 246 |
| Ohio | 244 |
| Tennessee | 241 |
| Pennsylvania | 227 |
| South Carolina | 215 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Kia models
- Optima 1,252 crashes
- Forte 1,165 crashes
- Soul 1,099 crashes
- Sorento 1,026 crashes
- Sportage 682 crashes
- Rio 453 crashes
- Sedona 256 crashes
- Spectra 188 crashes
- K5 168 crashes
- Telluride 114 crashes
- Niro 83 crashes
- Stinger 74 crashes
- Seltos 73 crashes
- Cadenza 43 crashes
- Rondo 36 crashes
- Amanti 26 crashes
- Carnival 18 crashes
- K900 12 crashes
- EV6 12 crashes
- Spectra LD 11 crashes
- Borrego 11 crashes
- Forte Koup 3 crashes
- Sephia II/Spectra 3 crashes
- EV9 2 crashes
- Sephia 2 crashes
- Soul EV 1 crash
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | SR-182 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | SR-6 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Kingman County, Kansas | SR-42 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Collier County, Florida | CR-862 VANDERBILT BEACH RD | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Banning, Riverside County, California | RAMSEY ST | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Summers County, West Virginia | SR-20 | 2 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Stark County, Ohio | CR-228 PORTAGE ST | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | SR-182 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Republic County, Kansas | N260RD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | CR-CAMPGROUND RD | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SR-12/NORTHWEST HWY | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Montague County, Texas | US-81 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina | US-76 GARNERS FERRY RD | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | NONE | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | SSR-2009 ARAMINGO AVE | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Morton County, North Dakota | CR-88 65TH AVE | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Orange County, Florida | CR-424 APOPKA BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Auburn, King County, Washington | MU-8TH ST NE | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington | MU-S 72ND ST | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois | SR-43/HARLEM AVE | 2 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Bexar County, Texas | SR-1604 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Concho County, Texas | FM 765 | 3 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Cabarrus County, North Carolina | SSR-2408 GOLD HILL RD | 2 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia | CR-236800 CHAPEL HILL RD | 2 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Palm Beach County, Florida | MU-LYONS RD | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.