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
Dec 9, 2022 Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico 1
Dec 7, 2022 Wilson County, Tennessee 1
Dec 5, 2022 Aurora, Kane County, Illinois 1
Dec 5, 2022 Tehama County, California 1
Dec 2, 2022 Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona 2
Dec 1, 2022 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Nov 29, 2022 Moses Lake, Grant County, Washington 1
Nov 29, 2022 Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Nov 29, 2022 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Nov 25, 2022 Markham, Cook County, Illinois 1
Nov 24, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 22, 2022 Robeson County, North Carolina 1
Nov 22, 2022 Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 17, 2022 Allen County, Indiana 2
Nov 12, 2022 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Nov 12, 2022 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 2
Nov 10, 2022 Clatsop County, Oregon 1
Nov 10, 2022 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 2
Nov 10, 2022 Broadview, Cook County, Illinois 1
Nov 9, 2022 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Nov 7, 2022 Coolidge, Pinal County, Arizona 2
Nov 5, 2022 Morgan County, Tennessee 1
Nov 4, 2022 Columbia County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 4, 2022 Clark County, Nevada 2
Nov 3, 2022 Knox County, Indiana 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.