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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2023 11 crashes
- 2022 15 crashes
- 2021 27 crashes
- 2020 50 crashes
- 2019 26 crashes
- 2018 29 crashes
- 2017 26 crashes
- 2016 40 crashes
- 2015 10 crashes
- 2014 13 crashes
- 2013 53 crashes
- 2012 14 crashes
- 2011 15 crashes
- 2010 20 crashes
- 2009 32 crashes
- 2008 17 crashes
- 2007 11 crashes
- 2006 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2022 | Yakima County, Washington | SR-24 | 2 |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | METRIC BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Pike County, Mississippi | CR-PARK DRIVE EXT | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | Spring Hill, Hernando County, Florida | CR-587 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SR-342/LANCASTER RD | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Harris County, Texas | I-45 RAMP | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Wayne County, North Carolina | US-70 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | CR-17 MORSE RD | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Davie, Broward County, Florida | SR-84 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah | SR-85 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Howell, Monmouth County, New Jersey | SR-33 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | SR-64 OAK GROVE RD | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania | US-13 MACDADE BL | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | US-50 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Hansford County, Texas | SR-15 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | US-52 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana | US-79 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia | I-77 | 2 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Hamilton County, Florida | SR-6 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Monroe County, Wisconsin | SR-131 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky | SR-1345 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana | SR-3 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Middletown, Butler County, Ohio | SR-73 VERITY PKWY | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Republic, Greene County, Missouri | SR-ZZ | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Covington County, Mississippi | US-84 | 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.