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 3, 2021	Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky	I-24	1
Jul 24, 2021	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	US-190	1
Jul 18, 2021	Maricopa County, Arizona	S VAL VISTA DR	1
Jul 12, 2021	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	N FOSTER DRIVE DR	1
Jun 23, 2021	Batavia, Kane County, Illinois	SR-25 N WASHINGTON AVE	1
Jun 19, 2021	Houston, Harris County, Texas	SR-288/SOUTH FWY	1
Jun 9, 2021	Van Bowen, Wayne County, Michigan	I-94	1
Jun 7, 2021	Clermont, Lake County, Florida	SR-50	1
May 26, 2021	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana	SR-526	1
May 23, 2021	Sunrise, Broward County, Florida	SR-817	1
May 12, 2021	Leesburg, Lake County, Florida	CR-470	1
May 8, 2021	Hillsborough County, Florida	I-75	1
May 6, 2021	Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona	S RITTENHOUSE RD	1
Apr 4, 2021	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-9 NW 27TH AVE	2
Apr 2, 2021	Lee, Strafford County, New Hampshire	SR-125	2
Mar 5, 2021	Hillsborough County, Florida	BOYETTE RD	1
Feb 14, 2021	San Joaquin County, California	RIVER RD	1
Dec 10, 2020	Los Angeles County, California	NORMANDIE 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.