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

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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 25, 2023 York County, Pennsylvania 2
Jan 22, 2023 Pinal County, Arizona 1
Jan 17, 2023 Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina 1
Jan 16, 2023 Berkeley County, South Carolina 1
Jan 15, 2023 Peoria County, Illinois 1
Jan 15, 2023 Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama 1
Jan 13, 2023 Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky 1
Jan 11, 2023 Montgomery County, Ohio 2
Jan 10, 2023 Kern County, California 1
Jan 8, 2023 Ventura County, California 1
Jan 5, 2023 St. Francis County, Arkansas 2
Jan 2, 2023 Champaign County, Illinois 1
Dec 31, 2022 Collier County, Florida 1
Dec 26, 2022 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Dec 25, 2022 Suwannee County, Florida 1
Dec 24, 2022 Chesterfield County, Virginia 1
Dec 24, 2022 Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 23, 2022 Erie County, Ohio 4
Dec 13, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Dec 12, 2022 Auglaize County, Ohio 1
Dec 12, 2022 St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 11, 2022 Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia 1
Dec 8, 2022 Forest Park, Clayton County, Georgia 1
Dec 7, 2022 Winston, Douglas County, Georgia 1
Dec 2, 2022 Normal, McLean County, Illinois 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.