Fatal crash profile · Model year
2018 Kia Optima
Compared with Kia Optima · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 117
- Fatal crashes
- 117
- Deaths inside
- 63
- Other deaths
- 72
Between 2020 and 2024, 117 vehicles described as 2018 Kia Optima were involved in 117 fatal crashes in the United States. 63 people died inside these vehicles and 72 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 | 12 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2024 | 18 |
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 | 10 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 23 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 |
| 2023 | 18 | 21 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 |
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
21%
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%
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%
50%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for Kia Optima: 60%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2018 Kia Optima | Kia Optima | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 20.5% | 18.7% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.4% | 18.8% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 50.4% | 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 | 90 |
| Cloudy | 17 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 60 |
| Dark - Lighted | 28 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 25 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 20 |
| Florida | 9 |
| Texas | 9 |
| Indiana | 6 |
| North Carolina | 6 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Ohio | 5 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| Illinois | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2024 | Cornwall on Hudson, Orange County, New York | SR-32 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Palmetto, Fulton County, Georgia | US-29 SR-14 ROOSEVELT HWY | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Sussex County, Delaware | SR-13 SUSSEX HWY | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Baldwin, Habersham County, Georgia | US-23 SR-419/365 TOMMY IRVIN P | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia | SR-206 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Mower County, Minnesota | US-218 | 2 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | West Harrison, Dearborn County, Indiana | I-74 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | N RAINBOW BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington | MU-S 38TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Marion County, Florida | CR-484 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Matteson, Cook County, Illinois | MU-CICERO AVE | 1 |
| May 23, 2024 | Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas | I-49 | 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | Riverside County, California | SR-86 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2024 | Downey, Los Angeles County, California | FIRESTONE BL | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky | US-60 PARK AVE | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-17 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | W LAKE MEAD BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois | CR-8/HONONEGAH RD | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Franklin County, Ohio | TS-1877 BEACON HILL RD | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Oceanside, San Diego County, California | SR-76 | 2 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida | SR-845 N POWERLINE RD | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky | US-31W DIXIE HWY | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | SR-175 SHELBY DR | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Contra Costa County, California | I-80 RAMP | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | SR-0611 OLD YORK 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.