Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Kia Niro
Compared with Kia Niro · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 10
- Other deaths
- 4
Between 2021 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as 2017 Kia Niro were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 4 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
71%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.8 times the share for Kia Niro: 40%
- About 1.4 times the share for Kia: 52%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Kia Niro: 7%
- About half the share for Kia: 15%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About double the share for Kia Niro: 7%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
62%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Kia Niro: 57%
- About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 52%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2017 Kia Niro | Kia Niro | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.7% | 7.2% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 15.4% | 7.2% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 61.5% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Hawaii | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2024 | Becker, Sherburne County, Minnesota | US-10 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Jefferson County, Florida | I-10 | 2 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Hollywood, Broward County, Florida | SR-824 | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Canyon County, Idaho | OLD 30 HWY | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Vallejo, Solano County, California | BROADWAY ST | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Wood County, Texas | FM 2659 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2022 | Kailua Kona, Hawaii County, Hawaii | SR-11 | 1 |
| May 31, 2022 | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon | NE 102ND AVE | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | KERCKHOFF AVE | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | US-74 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Miami, Gila County, Arizona | US-60 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Troup County, Georgia | SR-1 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona | SR-95 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.