Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Rio

Compared with Kia · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
453
Fatal crashes
453
Deaths inside
330
Other deaths
183

Between 2020 and 2024, 453 vehicles described as Kia Rio were involved in 453 fatal crashes in the United States. 330 people died inside these vehicles and 183 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 75
2021 96
2022 95
2023 102
2024 85

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

64%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 52%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 49 32
2021 72 41
2022 71 36
2023 76 42
2024 62 32

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

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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

50%

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

  • About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Kia Rio Kia All vehicles
Driver speeding 15.5% 15.4% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.1% 15.2% 17.7%
At night 49.7% 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 311
Cloudy 69
Rain 39
Fog, Smog, Smoke 7
Snow 3

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 213
Dark - Not Lighted 121
Dark - Lighted 94
Dusk 11
Dawn 8

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
Texas 48
California 44
Florida 39
North Carolina 26
Arizona 23
Pennsylvania 22
Ohio 20
Georgia 19
Illinois 16
South Carolina 16

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia Rio 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
Dec 29, 2024 Stark County, Ohio 1
Dec 26, 2024 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 1
Dec 22, 2024 Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Dec 18, 2024 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 17, 2024 Athens, Clarke County, Georgia 1
Dec 15, 2024 Aiken County, South Carolina 1
Dec 9, 2024 Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky 1
Dec 6, 2024 Putnam County, Florida 1
Dec 4, 2024 Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Nov 19, 2024 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Nov 11, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 7, 2024 Polk County, Florida 1
Oct 29, 2024 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 1
Oct 25, 2024 Fayette County, Alabama 1
Oct 21, 2024 Larue County, Kentucky 1
Oct 19, 2024 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Oct 19, 2024 Riverside County, California 1
Oct 18, 2024 Lake County, Illinois 1
Oct 14, 2024 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Sep 29, 2024 Everett, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Sep 25, 2024 Upland, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 15, 2024 Cass County, Michigan 1
Sep 15, 2024 Whittier, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 11, 2024 Little Elm, Denton County, Texas 1
Sep 7, 2024 Upshur County, Texas 1

Compare Kia Rio 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.