Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Niro

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 83
Fatal crashes: 83
Deaths inside: 36
Other deaths: 55

Between 2020 and 2024, 83 vehicles described as Kia Niro were involved in 83 fatal crashes in the United States. 36 people died inside these vehicles and 55 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	6
2021	9
2022	28
2023	13
2024	27

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

40%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About three-quarters of the share for Kia: 52%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	4	3
2021	6	4
2022	11	19
2023	4	11
2024	11	18

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About half the share for Kia: 15%
About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About half the share for Kia: 15%
About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

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

About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Kia Niro	Kia	All vehicles
Driver speeding	7.2%	15.4%	19.0%
Driver drinking	7.2%	15.2%	17.7%
At night	56.6%	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	73
Rain	5
Cloudy	5

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	32
Dark - Lighted	22
Dark - Not Lighted	19
Dawn	5
Dusk	5

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
California	18
Florida	8
Washington	8
Arizona	6
Colorado	5
Georgia	4
North Carolina	4
Texas	3
New York	3
Oregon	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia Niro by model year

2023 13 crashes
2019 15 crashes
2018 13 crashes
2017 13 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 26, 2024	Auburn, King County, Washington	MU-8TH ST NE	1
Dec 14, 2024	Clemmons, Forsyth County, North Carolina	I-40 W	1
Dec 7, 2024	Temecula, Riverside County, California	JEFFERSON AVE	1
Nov 19, 2024	Adams County, Pennsylvania	SR-96 CARLISLE PK	1
Nov 14, 2024	Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin	US-12 N CLAIREMONT AVE	1
Nov 8, 2024	Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida	I-95 NB	1
Oct 18, 2024	Summit County, Ohio	TS-253 HAMETOWN RD	1
Sep 28, 2024	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	SILVERLAKE RD	1
Sep 14, 2024	Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York	MASTIC AVE	1
Sep 12, 2024	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	SUTTERVILLE RD	1
Aug 26, 2024	Lone Tree, Douglas County, Colorado	I-25	1
Jul 25, 2024	Fulton County, Georgia	MU-138400 FLAT SHOALS RD	1
Jul 19, 2024	Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida	LEMON ST	1
Jul 6, 2024	Becker, Sherburne County, Minnesota	US-10	1
Jun 4, 2024	Denver, Denver County, Colorado	N GRANT ST	1
May 30, 2024	Weld County, Colorado	SR-257	1
May 29, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N TATUM BLVD	2
May 18, 2024	Newton County, Arkansas	SR-7	1
May 3, 2024	Mills County, Iowa	US-34	1
Apr 30, 2024	Lubbock County, Texas	FM 1264	1
Apr 2, 2024	New York City, New York County, New York	YORK AVE	1
Mar 12, 2024	Cumberland County, North Carolina	SSR-1003	1
Mar 3, 2024	Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts	I-93N	1
Mar 3, 2024	Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut	I-91	1
Feb 25, 2024	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	VANOWEN ST	1

Compare Kia Niro 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.