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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2024 | Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois | MU- SUNSET AVE | 1 |
| May 26, 2024 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | SR-13 FRANKFORD AVE | 1 |
| May 26, 2024 | Temecula, Riverside County, California | BUTTERFIELD STAGE RD | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | MU-14TH AVE N | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Lewis County, Kentucky | SR-10 | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa | I-35/I-80 | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | Florence County, South Carolina | US-301 FREEDPM BLVD | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | Onslow County, North Carolina | SSR-1501 SAND RIDGE RD | 1 |
| May 11, 2024 | Bates County, Missouri | SR-52 | 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I35 FRONTAGE/NORTH FWY | 1 |
| May 9, 2024 | Wayne County, North Carolina | SSR-1744 INDIAN SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia | US-50 | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida | SR-A1A | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Blaine County, Idaho | US-20 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Concho County, Texas | US-87 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York | SR-107 HICKSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Klickitat County, Washington | CR-SONOVA RD | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Clark County, Nevada | SR-582 BOULDER HWY | 2 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Statenville, Echols County, Georgia | SR-94 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Robeson County, North Carolina | SSR-1515 UNION CHAPEL RD | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-1450 BLUE LICK RD | 2 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | US-31E BARDSTOWN RD | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Abbeville County, South Carolina | SR-33 CEDAR SPRINGS TREET | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Austell, Cobb County, Georgia | CS-CLAY RD | 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.