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
Mar 15, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	SR-118 RONALD REGAN FRWY	1
Mar 4, 2023	Encinal, La Salle County, Texas	I-35	3
Mar 3, 2023	Garden Grove, Orange County, California	SR-22 GARDEN GROVE FWY	1
Mar 1, 2023	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	SR-33	3
Feb 8, 2023	Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi	US-51	2
Feb 3, 2023	San Diego, San Diego County, California	I-805	1
Feb 2, 2023	Will County, Illinois	W WILMINGTON-PEOTONE RD	1
Jan 11, 2023	Clackamas County, Oregon	SR-224 ODOT 171	1
Jan 11, 2023	Teec Nos Pos, Apache County, Arizona	US-160	1
Jan 10, 2023	Le Flore County, Oklahoma	US-271 US-59	1
Jan 5, 2023	Alexander County, North Carolina	US-64	1
Jan 4, 2023	Newark, Essex County, New Jersey	MU-WASHINGTON ST	1
Dec 25, 2022	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	WADSWORTH AVE	1
Dec 23, 2022	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia	I-85	1
Dec 15, 2022	San Mateo, San Mateo County, California	US-101 N BAYSHORE FWY	1
Dec 8, 2022	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	SR-139	1
Dec 3, 2022	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	I-376 PENN LINCOLN PKWY	1
Dec 3, 2022	Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia	I-575	1
Nov 14, 2022	Adams County, Colorado	I-270	1
Nov 5, 2022	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona	N CENTER ST	1
Oct 22, 2022	Greenville County, South Carolina	SR-477 WELCOME AVE EXT	1
Oct 15, 2022	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania	SR-2013 PHILMONT AVE	1
Sep 15, 2022	Pasadena, Harris County, Texas	RED BLUFF RD	1
Sep 14, 2022	Granville, Washington County, New York	SR-22	1
Sep 10, 2022	Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina	SR-215 MONTICELLO RD	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.