Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Kia Optima
Compared with Kia Optima · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 80
- Fatal crashes
- 80
- Deaths inside
- 44
- Other deaths
- 47
Between 2020 and 2024, 80 vehicles described as 2012 Kia Optima were involved in 80 fatal crashes in the United States. 44 people died inside these vehicles and 47 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 | 14 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 |
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
48%
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 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 19 | 13 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
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
23%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.2 times the share for Kia Optima: 19%
- About 1.5 times the share for Kia: 15%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for Kia Optima: 19%
- About 1.4 times the share for Kia: 15%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
70%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Kia Optima: 60%
- About 1.4 times the share for Kia: 52%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Kia Optima | Kia Optima | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 22.5% | 18.7% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.3% | 18.8% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 70.0% | 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 | 60 |
| Cloudy | 13 |
| Rain | 7 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 31 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 21 |
| Daylight | 21 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 15 |
| South Carolina | 8 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Texas | 5 |
| California | 5 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2024 | Vallejo, Solano County, California | SONOMA BL | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Portland, Sumner County, Tennessee | MU-FOWLER FORD RD | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky | SR-121 S CASTLEMAN BYPASS | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Harnett County, North Carolina | SR-87 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | McKinney, Collin County, Texas | FM 2478 CUSTER RD | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky | CR-N YARNALLTON PIKE | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | NEWMARKET SQ | 1 |
| May 30, 2024 | Akron, Summit County, Ohio | SR-764 WILBETH RD | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | Pinellas County, Florida | US-19 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | E BUCKEYE RD | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Inverness, Citrus County, Florida | US-41 N FLORIDA AVE | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina | SR-48 ASSEMBLEY STREET | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Laurens County, South Carolina | SR-14 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Lake Station, Lake County, Indiana | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Dewey County, South Dakota | BIA-3 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Laurens County, South Carolina | SR-19 HARRIS SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Pinellas County, Florida | SR-688 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | SR-18 BEDFORD ST | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Polk County, Florida | CR-109 | 1 |
| May 28, 2023 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | US-41 | 2 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Escambia County, Florida | SR-292 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | MU-DR MARTIN LUTHER KING DR | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2023 | Henderson County, Texas | FM 315 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | I-10 EAST ON RAMP | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Seminole County, Florida | SR-417 | 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.