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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2021 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-35W TOLLWAY | 6 |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Brawley, Imperial County, California | OLD HWY 111 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Porter County, Indiana | SR-231 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Baltimore County, Maryland | SR-372 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2021 | Autauga County, Alabama | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Chickasaw County, Mississippi | SR-8 | 2 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Crawford County, Missouri | SR-19 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota | ELK VALE RD | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2020 | New Braunfels, Guadalupe County, Texas | SR-46 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Lexington County, South Carolina | SR-34 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2020 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina | SR-262 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | WINCHESTER RD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Butte County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| May 15, 2020 | Jefferson County, Missouri | CR-OLD LEMAY FERRY RD | 1 |
| May 15, 2020 | Santa Barbara County, California | SR-154 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina | SSR-1113 E MARTIN LUTHER KING | 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.