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
Feb 19, 2024	Jefferson County, Florida	I-10	2
Feb 10, 2024	Richland County, South Carolina	US-1 TWO NOTCH RD	1
Dec 22, 2023	Hempstead, Nassau County, New York	SR-24 FULTON AVE	2
Nov 29, 2023	Linn County, Oregon	SR-34 ODOT 210	1
Nov 25, 2023	Escambia County, Alabama	I-65	2
Oct 25, 2023	Paulding County, Georgia	US-278/ SR-6	1
Sep 7, 2023	Mill Creek, Snohomish County, Washington	SR-527	1
Aug 1, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	I-5	1
Jun 10, 2023	Hollywood, Broward County, Florida	SR-824	1
May 17, 2023	Canyon County, Idaho	OLD 30 HWY	1
May 13, 2023	Jessamine County, Kentucky	US-68 HARRODSBURG RD	1
Apr 22, 2023	Windsor, Sonoma County, California	OLD REDWOOD HWY	1
Mar 15, 2023	Mason County, Washington	CR-W SHELTON MATLOCK RD	1
Feb 8, 2023	Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California	SR-84 MARSH RD	1
Jan 20, 2023	Beaumont, Riverside County, California	SR-60	1
Dec 28, 2022	King County, Washington	I-90	1
Dec 24, 2022	Sacramento County, California	US-50	1
Dec 17, 2022	Chino, San Bernardino County, California	EL PRADO RD	1
Dec 6, 2022	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	S 40TH ST	1
Dec 3, 2022	Washington County, Oregon	CR-NW LAIDLAW RD	1
Nov 14, 2022	Oakland County, Michigan	CR-PONTIAC TRL	1
Oct 28, 2022	Vallejo, Solano County, California	BROADWAY ST	1
Oct 27, 2022	Wittmann, Maricopa County, Arizona	W PATTON RD	1
Oct 26, 2022	Thurston County, Washington	CR-YELM HWY SE	1
Oct 24, 2022	Fontana, San Bernardino County, California	I-15 ONTARIO FWY	3

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.