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 7, 2023 | Boone County, Kentucky | SR-338 RICHWOOD RD | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | PICKFORD ST | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Gary, Lake County, Indiana | I-80 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Cache County, Utah | US-89 | 3 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | North Augusta, Aiken County, South Carolina | SR-230 W MARTINTOWN RD | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Hillsborough County, Florida | SUMMERFIELD BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-60 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2023 | Hillsborough County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Oakland County, Michigan | BOGIE LAKE RD | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Gilchrist County, Florida | SR-26 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | S 16TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Jackson, Butts County, Georgia | CR-013600 HIGH FALLS RD | 2 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | SR-25 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Lee County, Florida | CR-885 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-17 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | North Belle Vernon, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | SSR-3007 FAYETTE ST | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | Fresno County, California | CONEJO AVE | 2 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | SR-230 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Miami County, Kansas | 239TH ST | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | MU-BUIST AVE | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-347 HUDSON RD | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2023 | Sampson County, North Carolina | SSR-1004 NEEDMORE RD | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Pickaway County, Ohio | US-23 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Hunt County, Texas | SR-24 | 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.