Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Kia Forte
Compared with Kia Forte · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 137
- Fatal crashes
- 137
- Deaths inside
- 88
- Other deaths
- 67
Between 2020 and 2024, 137 vehicles described as 2017 Kia Forte were involved in 137 fatal crashes in the United States. 88 people died inside these vehicles and 67 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 | 26 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2023 | 29 |
| 2024 | 21 |
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
57%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Kia Forte: 58%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | 10 |
| 2021 | 21 | 16 |
| 2022 | 18 | 17 |
| 2023 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 |
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
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Kia Forte: 17%
- About 90 percent of the share for Kia: 15%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Kia Forte: 17%
- About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
53%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Kia Forte: 56%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2017 Kia Forte | Kia Forte | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 13.9% | 16.8% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.2% | 16.6% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.3% | 56.3% | 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 | 100 |
| Cloudy | 20 |
| Rain | 7 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 63 |
| Dark - Lighted | 41 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 29 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 23 |
| Texas | 22 |
| Georgia | 10 |
| South Carolina | 10 |
| North Carolina | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 |
| California | 6 |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Tennessee | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2022 | Hollywood, Charleston County, South Carolina | SR-317 COUNTY LINE RD | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | SR-89 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia | CR-115400 POWERS FERRY RD | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California | PALM DR | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Randolph County, North Carolina | SR-159 ZOO PKWY | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Mango, Hillsborough County, Florida | I-4 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Edgefield County, South Carolina | SR-19 HWY 19 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | Osceola County, Florida | NONE | 2 |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Chelyan, Kanawha County, West Virginia | I-77 | 2 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | SR-0003 WEST CHESTER PK | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Davie County, North Carolina | SR-801 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | SHREVEPORT BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Henagar, DeKalb County, Alabama | SR-75 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | SR-3134 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-986 | 3 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | FOREST ST | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | SR-580 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2021 | St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota | CR-65 N WHITE BEAR AVE | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Carthage, Panola County, Texas | US-59/LASALLE PKY | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas | CS-SWALDRONRD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Florence County, South Carolina | SR-51 PAMPLICO HWY | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Comanche County, Texas | SR-6 | 3 |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | SOUTHBANK RD | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | Orange County, Florida | US-17 | 1 |
| May 12, 2021 | Pierce County, Washington | CR-S TAPPS DR E | 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.