Fatal crash profile · Model year
2020 Kia Rio
Compared with Kia Rio · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 50
- Fatal crashes
- 50
- Deaths inside
- 24
- Other deaths
- 32
Between 2020 and 2024, 50 vehicles described as 2020 Kia Rio were involved in 50 fatal crashes in the United States. 24 people died inside these vehicles and 32 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 | 5 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 13 |
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 two-thirds of the share for Kia Rio: 64%
- 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 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
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
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Kia Rio: 15%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
- About 85 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 Rio: 16%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
66%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Kia Rio: 50%
- About 1.3 times the share for Kia: 52%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2020 Kia Rio | Kia Rio | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.0% | 15.5% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 16.0% | 16.1% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 66.0% | 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 | 38 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 13 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 9 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Arizona | 5 |
| California | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2023 | Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | SR-230 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2023 | Ventura County, California | OLIVAS PARK DR | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2022 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 600 N | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Orange County, North Carolina | SSR-1005 OLD GREENSBORO RD | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2022 | De Soto Parish, Louisiana | US-171 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | SR-64 OAK GROVE RD | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | US-52 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia | I-77 | 2 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 2 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Logan County, Ohio | SR-292 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Highlands County, Florida | US-98 | 4 |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Alachua County, Florida | SW 75TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | SR-375 LOOP | 2 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | CR-FOSTER ROAD | 1 |
| May 20, 2021 | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | US-27 SR-29 CHARLES A COOLIDGE | 1 |
| May 6, 2021 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | SR-2049 BATH RD | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | KOLB RD | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Orange County, Florida | SR-482 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Muskogee County, Oklahoma | US-64 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Cherokee County, North Carolina | US-19/64/74/129 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Ajo, Pima County, Arizona | CR-RAMUSSEN RD | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2020 | DeKalb County, Georgia | WELLBORN RD | 1 |
| May 4, 2020 | Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida | US-41 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Wake County, North Carolina | SSR-2958 LANDOVER LN | 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.