Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Forte

Compared with Kia · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
1,167
Fatal crashes
1,165
Deaths inside
773
Other deaths
551

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,167 vehicles described as Kia Forte were involved in 1,165 fatal crashes in the United States. 773 people died inside these vehicles and 551 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 186
2021 221
2022 252
2023 245
2024 263

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

58%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Kia: 52%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 118 89
2021 135 111
2022 174 107
2023 176 115
2024 170 129

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

56%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Kia Forte Kia All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.8% 15.4% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.6% 15.2% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 863
Cloudy 171
Rain 75
Fog, Smog, Smoke 11
Snow 6

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 484
Dark - Lighted 306
Dark - Not Lighted 303
Dusk 31
Dawn 30

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Texas 148
Florida 133
California 123
Georgia 62
North Carolina 51
South Carolina 48
Tennessee 47
Ohio 46
Pennsylvania 39
Arizona 37

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia Forte by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 17, 2023 Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California 2
Jan 14, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
Jan 8, 2023 Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Jan 7, 2023 Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee 1
Jan 5, 2023 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Jan 4, 2023 Harris County, Texas 1
Jan 3, 2023 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 2
Jan 1, 2023 DeKalb County, Georgia 2
Dec 31, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Dec 30, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 30, 2022 Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 29, 2022 Navajo County, Arizona 2
Dec 28, 2022 Baytown, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 27, 2022 Gillsville, Hall County, Georgia 1
Dec 26, 2022 Newport, Carteret County, North Carolina 1
Dec 26, 2022 Escambia County, Florida 1
Dec 25, 2022 Ector County, Texas 1
Dec 25, 2022 Leesburg, Lake County, Florida 1
Dec 23, 2022 Sevier County, Tennessee 1
Dec 19, 2022 Frisco, Collin County, Texas 1
Dec 17, 2022 Fridley, Anoka County, Minnesota 1
Dec 16, 2022 Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina 1
Dec 14, 2022 Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Dec 13, 2022 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Dec 12, 2022 Denton, Denton County, Texas 1

Compare Kia Forte with another vehicle

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.