Fatal crash profile · Model year
2023 Kia K5
Compared with Kia K5 · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2022–2024
- 21
- Fatal crashes
- 21
- Deaths inside
- 13
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2022 and 2024, 21 vehicles described as 2023 Kia K5 were involved in 21 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 |
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
50%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Kia K5: 42%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
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
10%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 45 percent of the share for Kia K5: 22%
- About 60 percent of the share for Kia: 15%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
5%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About one-quarter of the share for Kia K5: 18%
- About one-third of the share for Kia: 15%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 80 percent of the share for Kia K5: 60%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2023 Kia K5 | Kia K5 | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 9.5% | 22.0% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 4.8% | 18.5% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 47.6% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 4 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| California | 2 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2024 | Pasco County, Florida | CR-524 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Pasco County, Florida | SR-54 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | N 43RD 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 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee | MU-MARTIN MILL PK | 1 |
| May 15, 2024 | Wicomico County, Maryland | US-50 OCEAN GATEWAY | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Plano, Collin County, Texas | MU-SPRING CREEK PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | Harris County, Texas | CR-AIRLINE DR | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Contra Costa County, California | BYRON HWY | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Davie, Broward County, Florida | I-595 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico | US-70 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Centerville, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | OLD STAGE RD | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | Avery County, North Carolina | SR-105 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | LaPorte County, Indiana | I-94 | 3 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | SR-27 ROSSVILLE RD | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | Bracken County, Kentucky | SR-9 AA HWY | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-2054 ALGONQUIN PKWY | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Cheatham County, Tennessee | SR-49 | 2 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | Encinal, La Salle County, Texas | I-35 | 3 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | WADSWORTH AVE | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.