Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Seltos

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 73
Fatal crashes: 73
Deaths inside: 43
Other deaths: 47

Between 2020 and 2024, 73 vehicles described as Kia Seltos were involved in 73 fatal crashes in the United States. 43 people died inside these vehicles and 47 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	2
2021	11
2022	12
2023	13
2024	35

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

48%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	2	3
2021	5	7
2022	7	5
2023	7	6
2024	22	26

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

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 80 percent of the share for Kia: 15%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 80 percent of the share for Kia: 15%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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 Seltos	Kia	All vehicles
Driver speeding	12.3%	15.4%	19.0%
Driver drinking	12.3%	15.2%	17.7%
At night	52.1%	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	50
Cloudy	15
Rain	5

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	34
Dark - Not Lighted	20
Dark - Lighted	16
Dawn	1
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

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
Florida	11
Ohio	5
North Carolina	4
Pennsylvania	4
California	4
Virginia	4
Tennessee	3
Texas	3
Georgia	3
Indiana	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia Seltos by model year

2024 15 crashes
2023 11 crashes
2022 10 crashes
2021 35 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
Dec 22, 2024	North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	E CRAIG RD	1
Nov 30, 2024	Moore County, North Carolina	US-15	1
Nov 22, 2024	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	US-64/169	1
Nov 16, 2024	Alachua County, Florida	US-441	1
Nov 15, 2024	Jackson County, Missouri	SR-F S OUTER BELT RD	1
Nov 7, 2024	Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida	US-441	1
Nov 2, 2024	Ingham County, Michigan	I-96	4
Oct 30, 2024	Horton, Jackson County, Michigan	SR-50 BROOKLYN RD	1
Oct 25, 2024	Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts	FIRST AVE	1
Oct 24, 2024	Tuscarawas County, Ohio	I-77	1
Oct 22, 2024	Outagamie County, Wisconsin	CR-CE	1
Oct 16, 2024	Hawley, Jones County, Texas	US-83	1
Oct 8, 2024	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	SR-191	1
Sep 23, 2024	Montgomery County, Virginia	US-11 RADFORD RD	1
Sep 21, 2024	Babylon, Suffolk County, New York	CR-96 GREAT E NECK RD	3
Sep 15, 2024	Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina	SSR-1147 ROCKY RIVER RD	1
Sep 12, 2024	Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey	CR-623 OLD FREEHOLD RD	1
Sep 9, 2024	London, Laurel County, Kentucky	US-25 S MAIN STREET	1
Aug 29, 2024	South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana	MU-JEFFERSON ROAD	1
Aug 19, 2024	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	CR-GEORGETOWN RD	1
Aug 17, 2024	Jasper County, Indiana	SR-10	1
Aug 10, 2024	Groveland, Lake County, Florida	US-27	2
Jul 31, 2024	Montevallo, Shelby County, Alabama	SR-119	3
Jul 16, 2024	DeKalb County, Illinois	I-88/RONALD REGAN MEMORIAL	2
Jul 5, 2024	Imperial County, California	WINTERHAVEN DR	3

Compare Kia Seltos 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.