Fatal crash profile · Model year

2011 Kia Sorento

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
108
Fatal crashes
108
Deaths inside
54
Other deaths
74

Between 2020 and 2024, 108 vehicles described as 2011 Kia Sorento were involved in 108 fatal crashes in the United States. 54 people died inside these vehicles and 74 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 19
2021 25
2022 28
2023 20
2024 16

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

42%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Kia Sorento: 44%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Kia: 52%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 9 15
2021 12 17
2022 13 21
2023 14 9
2024 6 12

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 1.1 times the share for Kia Sorento: 13%
  • About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Kia Sorento: 12%
  • About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

48%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Kia Sorento: 46%
  • About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2011 Kia Sorento Kia Sorento Kia All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.8% 13.3% 15.4% 19.0%
Driver drinking 14.8% 11.6% 15.2% 17.7%
At night 48.1% 46.3% 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 82
Cloudy 20
Rain 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 56
Dark - Not Lighted 23
Dark - Lighted 22
Dusk 4
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3

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
Georgia 11
Texas 9
California 6
Florida 6
Mississippi 5
Pennsylvania 5
New York 5
Tennessee 4
Arizona 4
Indiana 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 27, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jun 18, 2022 Candler County, Georgia 1
Jun 16, 2022 Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire 1
Jun 13, 2022 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 2
Jun 5, 2022 Union County, Tennessee 1
May 15, 2022 Sacramento County, California 2
May 9, 2022 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Apr 20, 2022 King County, Washington 1
Apr 13, 2022 Fort Myers Beach, Lee County, Florida 1
Apr 3, 2022 Clark County, Nevada 1
Mar 9, 2022 La Vista, Sarpy County, Nebraska 2
Mar 3, 2022 Pine County, Minnesota 1
Feb 2, 2022 West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 1, 2022 Avon, Hendricks County, Indiana 1
Dec 26, 2021 Richland County, South Carolina 1
Dec 2, 2021 Madison County, Arkansas 1
Dec 1, 2021 Vonore, Monroe County, Tennessee 1
Dec 1, 2021 Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Nov 15, 2021 South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana 1
Oct 26, 2021 Brighton, Adams County, Colorado 2
Sep 18, 2021 Harris County, Georgia 1
Sep 6, 2021 Marion County, Florida 1
Aug 30, 2021 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Jul 31, 2021 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 29, 2021 Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky 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.