Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Kia Rio
Compared with Kia Rio · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 10
- Deaths inside
- 6
- Other deaths
- 4
Between 2020 and 2024, 10 vehicles described as 2015 Kia Rio were involved in 10 fatal crashes in the United States. 6 people died inside these vehicles and 4 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 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
60%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Kia Rio: 64%
- About 1.1 times the share for Kia: 52%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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
10%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Kia Rio: 15%
- About two-thirds of the share for Kia: 15%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
10%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Kia Rio: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for Kia: 15%
- About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
50%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Kia Rio: 50%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Kia Rio | Kia Rio | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 10.0% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 10.0% | 16.1% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2024 | Riverside County, California | GRAND AVE | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | SR-415 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Athens, Clarke County, Georgia | US-29 SR-10 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-17 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Auglaize County, Ohio | SR-66 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Forest Park, Clayton County, Georgia | I-285 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Preston, Webster County, Georgia | SR-153 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | W DUVAL MINE RD | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi | SR-16 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Northampton County, Pennsylvania | US-22 LEHIGH VALLEY TRWY | 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.