Fatal crash profile · Model year
2019 Kia Optima
Compared with Kia Optima · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 127
- Fatal crashes
- 127
- Deaths inside
- 64
- Other deaths
- 85
Between 2020 and 2024, 127 vehicles described as 2019 Kia Optima were involved in 127 fatal crashes in the United States. 64 people died inside these vehicles and 85 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 | 24 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 9 |
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
43%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 85 percent of the share for Kia Optima: 49%
- About 80 percent of the share for Kia: 52%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 17 |
| 2021 | 21 | 25 |
| 2022 | 15 | 19 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 |
| 2024 | 2 | 9 |
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
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Kia Optima: 19%
- About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Kia Optima: 19%
- About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
57%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Kia Optima: 60%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2019 Kia Optima | Kia Optima | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.9% | 18.7% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.9% | 18.8% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 56.7% | 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 | 99 |
| Rain | 11 |
| Cloudy | 10 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 52 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 38 |
| Dark - Lighted | 32 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 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 | 16 |
| Texas | 9 |
| Georgia | 7 |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Illinois | 6 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
| Missouri | 5 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2021 | Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina | SR-150 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | Titus County, Texas | US-67 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | Limestone County, Alabama | US-72 SR-2 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Hempstead, Nassau County, New York | SR-24 HEMPSTEAD TPKE | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Alachua, Alachua County, Florida | CR-237 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Bertie County, North Carolina | US-13 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire | US-202 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Dewey-Humboldt, Yavapai County, Arizona | CR-OLD CHISHOLM TRAIL | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Franklin County, Pennsylvania | SR-997 ANTHONY HWY | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | Fairfax County, Virginia | CR-716 | 2 |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Osage County, Missouri | US-63 | 2 |
| Jul 4, 2020 | Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | I-55 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | Newcomb, San Juan County, New Mexico | BIA ROUTE 5 | 1 |
| May 27, 2020 | Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California | INDIAN CANYON DR | 1 |
| May 24, 2020 | Sumter County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| May 17, 2020 | Yuma County, Arizona | I-8 | 1 |
| May 16, 2020 | Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado | US-6 W 6TH AVE | 1 |
| May 1, 2020 | Barrow County, Georgia | SR-211 | 2 |
| Apr 28, 2020 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | US-1 CITY AVE | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2020 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | LYNDON ST | 2 |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | US-1 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2020 | Polk County, Georgia | CR-233 BRASWELL MOUNTAIN RD | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2020 | Saint John, Lake County, Indiana | US-41N | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California | FLORENCE AVE | 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.