Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Optima

Compared with Kia · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
1,256
Fatal crashes
1,252
Deaths inside
704
Other deaths
722

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,256 vehicles described as Kia Optima were involved in 1,252 fatal crashes in the United States. 704 people died inside these vehicles and 722 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 247
2021 294
2022 277
2023 258
2024 180

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

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 154 135
2021 175 175
2022 139 164
2023 145 147
2024 91 101

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 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 1.2 times the share for Kia: 15%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

60%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 52%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Kia Optima Kia All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.7% 15.4% 19.0%
Driver drinking 18.8% 15.2% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 958
Cloudy 154
Rain 70
Fog, Smog, Smoke 14
Snow 5

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 493
Dark - Not Lighted 378
Dark - Lighted 322
Dusk 25
Dawn 22

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
California 174
Florida 132
Texas 113
Georgia 76
North Carolina 62
Arizona 48
South Carolina 44
Ohio 44
Tennessee 43
Illinois 40

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia Optima by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 29, 2022 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
May 29, 2022 Orange County, Florida 1
May 25, 2022 Berkeley County, South Carolina 1
May 21, 2022 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
May 21, 2022 Johnston County, North Carolina 1
May 20, 2022 Harris County, Texas 1
May 16, 2022 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
May 15, 2022 Hays, Ellis County, Kansas 1
May 13, 2022 Mango, Hillsborough County, Florida 1
May 13, 2022 San Diego County, California 1
May 12, 2022 Yakima County, Washington 1
May 12, 2022 Howard County, Maryland 1
May 12, 2022 Montgomery County, Maryland 1
May 11, 2022 Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York 2
May 11, 2022 Vallejo, Solano County, California 1
May 10, 2022 Jasper County, Georgia 1
May 10, 2022 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
May 8, 2022 Imperial County, California 1
May 7, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
May 4, 2022 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
May 3, 2022 Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin 1
May 3, 2022 Yancey County, North Carolina 1
May 3, 2022 Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey 1
May 1, 2022 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 4
May 1, 2022 Davie County, North Carolina 2

Compare Kia Optima with another vehicle

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.