Fatal crash profile · Model year
2011 Kia Optima
Compared with Kia Optima · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 47
- Fatal crashes
- 47
- Deaths inside
- 25
- Other deaths
- 25
Between 2020 and 2024, 47 vehicles described as 2011 Kia Optima were involved in 47 fatal crashes in the United States. 25 people died inside these vehicles and 25 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 |
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
50%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Kia Optima: 49%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 9 |
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
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Kia Optima: 19%
- About 85 percent of the share for Kia: 15%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
23%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Kia Optima: 19%
- About 1.5 times the share for Kia: 15%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
64%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Kia Optima: 60%
- About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 52%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2011 Kia Optima | Kia Optima | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.8% | 18.7% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 23.4% | 18.8% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 63.8% | 60.3% | 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 | 36 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 10 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 6 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Virginia | 4 |
| California | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Missouri | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2022 | Jasper County, Georgia | CS-ROCK EAGLE RD | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | Overbrook, Osage County, Kansas | SHAWNEE HEIGHTS RD | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Lake County, Florida | SR-46 | 2 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Nottoway County, Virginia | SR-307/HOLLY FARMS RD | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Montgomery County, Alabama | CR-WARES FERRY RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia | US-319 VETERANS PKWY | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | SR-47 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Springfield, Greene County, Missouri | SUNSHINE ST | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida | E ATLANTIC BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | SR-0230 CAMERON ST | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Will County, Illinois | I-80 | 3 |
| May 10, 2021 | Akron, Summit County, Ohio | CR-634 CEDAR ST | 1 |
| May 7, 2021 | Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | SR-14 | 1 |
| May 2, 2021 | Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia | SR-76 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | Stark County, Ohio | CR-9 BEECH ST | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky | SR-245 NEW SHEPHERDSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2021 | Palm Beach County, Florida | SR-91 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2021 | Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York | SR-25 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2020 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | SIXTYFIRST ST | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | US-40 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Union County, South Carolina | SR-72 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2020 | La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California | ANGELES CREST HIGHWAY | 1 |
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.