Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Kia Optima
Compared with Kia Optima · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 128
- Fatal crashes
- 128
- Deaths inside
- 70
- Other deaths
- 78
Between 2020 and 2024, 128 vehicles described as 2016 Kia Optima were involved in 128 fatal crashes in the United States. 70 people died inside these vehicles and 78 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 | 18 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 32 |
| 2024 | 21 |
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 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 | 13 | 10 |
| 2021 | 16 | 18 |
| 2022 | 12 | 17 |
| 2023 | 18 | 21 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
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
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 90 percent of the share for Kia Optima: 19%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 80 percent of the share for Kia Optima: 19%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
63%
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 | 2016 Kia Optima | Kia Optima | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.4% | 18.7% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 14.8% | 18.8% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 63.3% | 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 | 106 |
| Cloudy | 15 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 44 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 38 |
| Dark - Lighted | 36 |
| Dawn | 5 |
| Dusk | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 29 |
| Florida | 18 |
| Georgia | 10 |
| Texas | 9 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| Ohio | 4 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| New York | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2022 | Atascosa County, Texas | SR-16 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama | KILLOUGH DR | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2022 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | E SPEEDWAY BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | ROSCOE BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Indio, Riverside County, California | MILES AVE | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Escondido, San Diego County, California | MIDWAY DR | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Barrow County, Georgia | CR-041000/TANNERS BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | Imperial County, California | I-8 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Montgomery County, Maryland | SR-100 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York | I-495 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | N SHORE DR | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Wake County, North Carolina | SSR 2542 - ROCK QUARRY RD | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-64/70 SR-1 SUMMER AVE | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | San Luis Obispo County, California | LOPEZ DR | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Randolph County, Illinois | SR-154 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Frostproof, Polk County, Florida | SR-17 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Burlington County, New Jersey | US-206 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana | SR-1205 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Polk County, Florida | THORNHILL RD | 2 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Riverside, Riverside County, California | SR-91 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado | LAKE AVE | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County, California | BEVERLY RD | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Amarillo, Randall County, Texas | BELL ST | 1 |
| May 21, 2021 | Trousdale County, Tennessee | CR-WALNUT GROVE RD | 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.