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
Aug 16, 2024	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	MARSEILLES	1
Aug 7, 2024	Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, Wisconsin	SR-31 GREEN BAY RD	2
Aug 7, 2024	Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California	I-105	1
Aug 4, 2024	St. Lucie County, Florida	US-1	1
Aug 1, 2024	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee	MU-MARTIN MILL PK	1
Jul 19, 2024	Montcalm County, Michigan	CR-522A STANTON RD	1
Jul 15, 2024	Harrison County, Texas	FM 450	1
Jul 10, 2024	Livingston Parish, Louisiana	SR-447	1
Jul 1, 2024	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia	CS-CAMPBELLTON RD SW	1
Jun 24, 2024	Clark County, Nevada	SR-612 S NELLIS BLVD	1
Jun 15, 2024	Upton County, Texas	SR-349	1
Jun 10, 2024	Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia	US-441 SR-24	1
Jun 8, 2024	Humphreys County, Mississippi	US-49W	1
May 29, 2024	Marriott, Weber County, Utah	SR-39	1
May 27, 2024	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	MU-SOUTHEASTERN AVE	1
May 19, 2024	Gaston County, North Carolina	SR-274 CHERRYVILLE HWY	1
May 15, 2024	Wicomico County, Maryland	US-50 OCEAN GATEWAY	1
Apr 26, 2024	Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas	SR-327	1
Apr 16, 2024	Berks County, Pennsylvania	SSR-1010 STATE ST	1
Apr 11, 2024	Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida	MU-COPANS RD	1
Apr 6, 2024	Harris County, Texas	FM 1942	1
Mar 25, 2024	Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida	SR-40	1
Mar 4, 2024	Suffolk, Suffolk city, Virginia	US-58	1
Feb 16, 2024	Franklin County, North Carolina	SR-39	1
Feb 11, 2024	St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	I-10	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.