Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Sorento

Compared with Kia · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
1,027
Fatal crashes
1,026
Deaths inside
516
Other deaths
650

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,027 vehicles described as Kia Sorento were involved in 1,026 fatal crashes in the United States. 516 people died inside these vehicles and 650 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 184
2021 198
2022 215
2023 213
2024 217

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

44%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 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 86 125
2021 98 136
2022 118 126
2023 107 138
2024 107 125

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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 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 three-quarters of the share for Kia: 15%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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

  • About 90 percent of the share for Kia: 52%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Kia Sorento Kia All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.3% 15.4% 19.0%
Driver drinking 11.6% 15.2% 17.7%
At night 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 772
Cloudy 130
Rain 60
Fog, Smog, Smoke 10
Blowing Snow 1

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 507
Dark - Not Lighted 252
Dark - Lighted 200
Dusk 28
Dark - Unknown Lighting 18

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 114
Texas 107
California 74
Georgia 61
North Carolina 46
Arizona 45
Missouri 35
Tennessee 34
Pennsylvania 32
South Carolina 31

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia Sorento 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
Aug 26, 2023 Atlantic County, New Jersey 1
Aug 26, 2023 Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia 1
Aug 25, 2023 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 23, 2023 Prince George's County, Maryland 2
Aug 20, 2023 Milam County, Texas 2
Aug 19, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Aug 19, 2023 Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
Aug 18, 2023 Brookings County, South Dakota 2
Aug 17, 2023 Gordon County, Georgia 2
Aug 16, 2023 Queens County, New York 1
Aug 16, 2023 Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia 1
Aug 12, 2023 Galveston County, Texas 2
Aug 4, 2023 Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California 3
Aug 3, 2023 Pender County, North Carolina 2
Aug 1, 2023 Campbell County, Kentucky 1
Jul 31, 2023 Scott County, Virginia 1
Jul 30, 2023 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Jul 30, 2023 Placer County, California 4
Jul 29, 2023 Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio 1
Jul 28, 2023 Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida 1
Jul 25, 2023 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Jul 22, 2023 St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Jul 20, 2023 Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 19, 2023 Nash County, North Carolina 1
Jul 18, 2023 Siskiyou County, California 1

Compare Kia Sorento 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.