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
Oct 17, 2022	Pierce County, Washington	SR-512	1
Sep 22, 2022	Humboldt County, California	US-101	1
Sep 14, 2022	Spokane County, Washington	CR-N ELK CHATTAROY RD	1
Sep 10, 2022	Wood County, Texas	FM 2659	1
Aug 27, 2022	Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	CR-509 N WICKHAM RD	1
Jul 24, 2022	Kailua Kona, Hawaii County, Hawaii	SR-11	1
Jul 12, 2022	Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan	US-24 TELEGRAPH RD	1
Jul 6, 2022	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	WINNETKA AV	1
Jul 4, 2022	Seattle, King County, Washington	I-5	1
Jun 18, 2022	El Paso County, Colorado	SR-115	1
May 31, 2022	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon	NE 102ND AVE	1
Apr 16, 2022	Pinellas County, Florida	CLEARWATER LARGO RD	1
Mar 27, 2022	Porterville, Tulare County, California	HENDERSON AVE	1
Mar 21, 2022	Neptune City, Monmouth County, New Jersey	CR-17II WEST BANGS AVE	1
Mar 13, 2022	Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina	US-64 CAPITAL BLVD	1
Feb 10, 2022	Bearden, Ouachita County, Arkansas	US-79	1
Jan 15, 2022	Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey	SR-28	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
Nov 2, 2021	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	US-31/41 SR-11 DICKERSON PK	1
Oct 22, 2021	Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado	US-287 N COLLEGE AVE	1
Oct 17, 2021	Pennington County, South Dakota	SR-79	2
Jun 17, 2021	Troup County, Georgia	SR-1	1
Apr 26, 2021	Westminster, Orange County, California	I-405	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.