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
Jun 20, 2024	Wright County, Minnesota	CR-101 90TH ST NW	1
May 31, 2024	Dinwiddie County, Virginia	I-85	2
May 8, 2024	Shenandoah County, Virginia	US-11	1
Apr 25, 2024	Navarro County, Texas	SR-31	1
Apr 7, 2024	Waleska, Cherokee County, Georgia	SR-140 REINHARDT COLLEGE PKWY	1
Apr 2, 2024	Riverside, Montgomery County, Ohio	CR-74 HARSHMAN RD	1
Mar 29, 2024	Gilsum, Cheshire County, New Hampshire	SR-10	2
Mar 27, 2024	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	SR-228	1
Mar 17, 2024	Davidson County, North Carolina	SSR-1700 FRIENDSHIP-LEDFORD	1
Jan 29, 2024	Limestone County, Alabama	CR-PINEDALE RD	1
Nov 24, 2023	Rowan County, North Carolina	I-85	1
Sep 27, 2023	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Sep 18, 2023	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	I-70	1
Sep 15, 2023	Lagrangeville, Dutchess County, New York	SR-55	1
Sep 9, 2023	Roanoke County, Virginia	I-81	1
Aug 27, 2023	Macon, Bibb County, Georgia	SR-74	1
Jul 30, 2023	El Paso County, Texas	MU-EASTLAKE BLVD	1
Jul 23, 2023	Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia	I-85	1
Jul 6, 2023	Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Connecticut	SR-3 -N	1
May 19, 2023	Rocklin, Placer County, California	STANFORD RANCH RD	1
Feb 27, 2023	Wayne County, Ohio	SR-3 CLEVELAND RD	1
Feb 25, 2023	Middletown, Butler County, Ohio	MU-648 CARMODY BL	1
Feb 20, 2023	Lincoln County, South Dakota	271ST ST	1
Dec 21, 2022	Columbia County, Florida	SW LITTLE RD	1
Dec 2, 2022	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	HOOVER ST	1

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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.