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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2023 28 crashes
- 2022 27 crashes
- 2021 33 crashes
- 2020 63 crashes
- 2019 93 crashes
- 2018 57 crashes
- 2017 67 crashes
- 2016 106 crashes
- 2015 55 crashes
- 2014 70 crashes
- 2013 85 crashes
- 2012 66 crashes
- 2011 108 crashes
- 2009 14 crashes
- 2008 43 crashes
- 2007 18 crashes
- 2006 33 crashes
- 2005 33 crashes
- 2004 16 crashes
- 2003 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2023 | Cleveland County, North Carolina | SSR-1003 CLIFFSIDE RD | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | Stockton, San Joaquin County, California | LOWER SACRAMENTO RD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Calhoun County, Texas | SR-185/ADAMS AVE | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | White County, Arkansas | SR-5 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Lilburn, Gwinnett County, Georgia | CR-041700 KILLIAN HILL RD | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | SR-13 LP/MILITARY DR | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York | SR-7 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-69 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | US-92 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Allen, Collin County, Texas | MU-MCDERMOTT DR | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina | SSR-1615 ROSEHILL RD | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Lithonia, DeKalb County, Georgia | CR-073000 BERMUDA RD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Desoto, Dallas County, Texas | MU-BELT LINE RD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Hillsborough County, Florida | SR-574 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | DeSoto County, Florida | CR-769 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Brentwood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | SR-51 CLAIRTON BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | ANNOTT ST | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Robeson County, North Carolina | I-74 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Washington County, Virginia | SR-91/MONROE RD | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Shrewsbury, St. Louis County, Missouri | MU-SHREWSBURY AVE | 1 |
| May 31, 2023 | Horizon City, El Paso County, Texas | FM 1281/HORIZON BLVD | 1 |
| May 31, 2023 | Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina | SR-52 WY 52 | 1 |
| May 30, 2023 | West Windsor, Mercer County, New Jersey | US-1 | 1 |
| May 28, 2023 | Fresno County, California | DINUBA AV | 1 |
| May 27, 2023 | Kanab, Kane County, Utah | US-89 | 1 |
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.