Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia K5

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 168
Fatal crashes: 168
Deaths inside: 77
Other deaths: 108

Between 2020 and 2024, 168 vehicles described as Kia K5 were involved in 168 fatal crashes in the United States. 77 people died inside these vehicles and 108 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	1
2021	24
2022	31
2023	54
2024	58

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

42%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 80 percent of the share for Kia: 52%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	0	1
2021	11	15
2022	13	19
2023	30	35
2024	23	38

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

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.4 times the share for Kia: 15%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 15%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

60%

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

About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 52%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Kia K5	Kia	All vehicles
Driver speeding	22.0%	15.4%	19.0%
Driver drinking	18.5%	15.2%	17.7%
At night	60.1%	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	137
Rain	14
Cloudy	12
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

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	66
Dark - Lighted	49
Dark - Not Lighted	46
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3
Dawn	2

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
Florida	30
California	19
Georgia	14
Texas	13
Arizona	9
Louisiana	9
Pennsylvania	8
Tennessee	6
Indiana	6
Illinois	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia K5 by model year

2024 10 crashes
2023 21 crashes
2022 56 crashes
2021 79 crashes

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 30, 2024	Collier County, Florida	CR-862 VANDERBILT BEACH RD	1
Dec 29, 2024	Summers County, West Virginia	SR-20	2
Dec 28, 2024	Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina	US-76 GARNERS FERRY RD	1
Dec 11, 2024	Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida	US-1 RIDGEWOOD AVE	1
Nov 28, 2024	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	SHERMAN HILLS PKWY	1
Nov 27, 2024	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	7TH AVE	1
Nov 22, 2024	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	US-61	1
Nov 10, 2024	Hunt County, Texas	US-69	1
Oct 31, 2024	Orlando, Orange County, Florida	VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DR	1
Oct 25, 2024	Polk County, Florida	COUNTY LINE RD	1
Oct 24, 2024	Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee	US-31 SR-7 PULASKI HWY	1
Oct 24, 2024	Pasco County, Florida	CR-524	1
Oct 19, 2024	Pasco County, Florida	SR-54	1
Oct 13, 2024	Stanfield, Pinal County, Arizona	I-8	1
Oct 8, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 43RD AVE	1
Sep 13, 2024	Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida	MU-MIAMI AVE	1
Sep 12, 2024	Clay County, Florida	SR-23 FIRST COAST EXPY	1
Sep 10, 2024	Union County, Georgia	CS-SKEENAH GAP RD	1
Sep 10, 2024	West Point, Troup County, Georgia	CS-KIA PKWY	1
Aug 31, 2024	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	CRENSHAW BLVD	1
Aug 30, 2024	El Paso County, Colorado	I-25	1
Aug 25, 2024	El Cajon, San Diego County, California	I-8	1
Aug 23, 2024	Hernando County, Florida	US-19	1
Aug 22, 2024	New Castle County, Delaware	SR-273 CHRIISTIANA RD	2
Aug 16, 2024	Rochester, Monroe County, New York	DRIVING PARK AVE	1

Compare Kia K5 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.