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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2020 81 crashes
- 2019 127 crashes
- 2018 117 crashes
- 2017 57 crashes
- 2016 128 crashes
- 2015 213 crashes
- 2014 87 crashes
- 2013 179 crashes
- 2012 80 crashes
- 2011 47 crashes
- 2010 21 crashes
- 2009 30 crashes
- 2008 27 crashes
- 2007 25 crashes
- 2006 11 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2021 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | US-331 SR-9 | 2 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado | CLOVER BASIN DR | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Henrico County, Virginia | I-64/EXIT RAMP | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Wake County, North Carolina | SSR 2542 - ROCK QUARRY RD | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Henry County, Indiana | US-35 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | US-31 BARDSTOWN RD | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-64/70 SR-1 SUMMER AVE | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina | US-52 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Will County, Illinois | I-80 | 3 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | San Luis Obispo County, California | LOPEZ DR | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Randolph County, Illinois | SR-154 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Redwood County, Minnesota | US-71 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Frostproof, Polk County, Florida | SR-17 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia | SR-360 POWDER SPRINGS ST | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Anaheim, Orange County, California | KNOTT AV | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Kaufman County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio | SR-2 WESTERN AV | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Gloucester County, New Jersey | CR-655 FRIES MILL RD | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Limestone County, Texas | US-84 | 3 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Burlington County, New Jersey | US-206 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Wauchula, Hardee County, Florida | SR-35 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | I-26 | 3 |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri | SR-6 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Rusk County, Texas | FM 225 | 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.