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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2021 | Kalamazoo County, Michigan | CLIMAX DR | 1 |
| May 1, 2021 | Ventura County, California | SR-126 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | SR-642 | 2 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Polk County, Florida | SR-17 | 2 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | E BROADWAY BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Harrison County, Texas | US-80 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2021 | San Augustine County, Texas | SR-103 | 2 |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Bartow County, Georgia | EUHARLEE RD | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Fresno, Fresno County, California | ELM AVE | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Des Peres, St. Louis County, Missouri | I-270 | 2 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Candler County, Georgia | SR-57 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2020 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 RAMP | 2 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Travis County, Texas | RM 1826 | 2 |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana | SR-3N | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2020 | Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio | SR-126 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Howard County, Arkansas | SR-27-2 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Sumter County, South Carolina | US-378 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia | SR-120 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | De Soto Parish, Louisiana | SR-191 | 2 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Fresno County, California | AUBERRY RD | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2020 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | POLAND AVE | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Holbrook, Suffolk County, New York | CR-97 NICOLLS RD | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Scott County, Kentucky | I-64 | 2 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | I-95 | 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.