Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Rio

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

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
Nov 18, 2023	Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas	I-35	1
Nov 18, 2023	Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina	SSR-1001 COUNTRY CLUB RD	1
Oct 24, 2023	Lake Lotawana, Jackson County, Missouri	SR-7	1
Sep 30, 2023	DeKalb County, Georgia	I-285	2
Sep 29, 2023	Jefferson County, Indiana	SR-256	2
Sep 26, 2023	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio	CR-457 HARRISON AVE	1
Sep 21, 2023	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 67TH AVE	1
Sep 20, 2023	Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey	CR-601 MAIN AVE	1
Sep 9, 2023	Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona	SR-90 BYP	1
Sep 5, 2023	Chambers County, Texas	FM 563	1
Aug 29, 2023	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	VEGAS DR	1
Aug 23, 2023	Snohomish County, Washington	CR-JORDAN RD	3
Aug 21, 2023	Harris County, Texas	MU-BARKER CYPRESS RD	1
Aug 19, 2023	Mifflin County, Pennsylvania	US-322 TWENTY EIGHTH DIVIS HWY	1
Aug 17, 2023	Berks County, Pennsylvania	TS-KOHLER RD	1
Aug 12, 2023	Charles County, Maryland	US-301 CRAIN HWY	1
Aug 4, 2023	Big Spring, Howard County, Texas	FM 700	1
Aug 3, 2023	St. Louis County, Missouri	US-67	1
Jul 31, 2023	Hays County, Texas	CR-140	1
Jul 29, 2023	Huron County, Ohio	SR-61	1
Jul 23, 2023	Claiborne County, Mississippi	CR-BARLAND RD	1
Jul 16, 2023	St. Mary's County, Maryland	SR-243 NEWTOWNE NECK RD	1
Jul 14, 2023	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	I-10	1
Jul 10, 2023	Randolph County, North Carolina	US-220 BUS	1
Jul 3, 2023	Hermantown, St. Louis County, Minnesota	CR-48 LAVAQUE BYPASS RD	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.