Fatal crash profile · Model year
2013 Kia Optima
Compared with Kia Optima · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 179
- Fatal crashes
- 179
- Deaths inside
- 93
- Other deaths
- 107
Between 2020 and 2024, 179 vehicles described as 2013 Kia Optima were involved in 179 fatal crashes in the United States. 93 people died inside these vehicles and 107 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 | 28 |
| 2021 | 41 |
| 2022 | 38 |
| 2023 | 43 |
| 2024 | 29 |
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
47%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Kia Optima: 49%
- About 90 percent of the share for Kia: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 15 |
| 2021 | 22 | 27 |
| 2022 | 20 | 23 |
| 2023 | 19 | 29 |
| 2024 | 18 | 13 |
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
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Kia Optima: 19%
- About 1.3 times the share for Kia: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Kia Optima: 19%
- About 1.3 times the share for Kia: 15%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
66%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Kia Optima: 60%
- About 1.3 times the share for Kia: 52%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2013 Kia Optima | Kia Optima | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 20.1% | 18.7% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 20.1% | 18.8% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 65.9% | 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 | 128 |
| Cloudy | 24 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 5 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 63 |
| Dark - Lighted | 57 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 54 |
| Dawn | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 23 |
| California | 21 |
| Georgia | 18 |
| Florida | 14 |
| Ohio | 11 |
| Missouri | 7 |
| North Carolina | 7 |
| Louisiana | 6 |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Virginia | 5 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2022 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-2 ANGELES CREST HIGHWAY | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida | CR-867A DEL PRADO BLVD S | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Balch Springs, Dallas County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | St. Louis County, Missouri | I-44 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Fairfield, Butler County, Ohio | SR-4 DIXIE HWY | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | San Luis Obispo County, California | SR-1 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2022 | North Salt Lake, Davis County, Utah | I-15 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-14 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | Thornton, Adams County, Colorado | E 104TH AVE | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota | US-61 RAMP | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2021 | Paramount, Los Angeles County, California | ROSECRANS AVE | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Howell County, Missouri | US-63 | 2 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Currituck County, North Carolina | SR-168 CARATOKE HWY | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Riverside County, California | STATE ST | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | E 13TH ST | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Lake Alfred, Polk County, Florida | US-17 92 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2021 | Irving, Dallas County, Texas | MACARTHUR BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | N 43RD AVE | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-101 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia | SOUTH CAPITOL ST SE | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Greene County, Missouri | SR-413 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Hanover County, Virginia | US-33 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Hays County, Texas | US-21 | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Henrico County, Virginia | I-64/EXIT RAMP | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia | SR-360 POWDER SPRINGS ST | 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.