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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2021 | Louisa County, Virginia | SR-22/LOUISA RD | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Kootenai County, Idaho | SR-97 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Rapides Parish, Louisiana | SR-1 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Perry County, Arkansas | SR-60-1 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Marion County, Oregon | CR-MERIDIAN RD NE | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Clay County, Texas | US-287 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky | SR-66 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa | MEREDITH DR | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Harris County, Georgia | SR-219 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | 17TH AVE | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Orem, Utah County, Utah | SR-52 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi | PASS RD | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | McCurtain County, Oklahoma | SR-37 | 2 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | Caldwell County, North Carolina | SSR-1993 SOUTHWEST BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | Geary County, Kansas | I-70 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Anderson County, South Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas | SR-268 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Points, Hampshire County, West Virginia | CR-3 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | St. Joseph County, Indiana | SR-2 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Marion County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Sabine Parish, Louisiana | US-171 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-22 BALLARDSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Camby, Marion County, Indiana | SR-67 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Cobb County, Georgia | SR-500 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | I-44 | 2 |
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.