Fatal crash profile · Model year

2014 Kia Soul

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
96
Fatal crashes
96
Deaths inside
57
Other deaths
49

Between 2020 and 2024, 96 vehicles described as 2014 Kia Soul were involved in 96 fatal crashes in the United States. 57 people died inside these vehicles and 49 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 cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 13
2021 24
2022 21
2023 21
2024 17

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

54%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Kia Soul: 59%
  • About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 8 6
2021 13 11
2022 11 14
2023 13 11
2024 12 7

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for Kia Soul: 12%
  • About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Kia Soul: 13%
  • About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

  • About the same as the share for Kia Soul: 47%
  • About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2014 Kia Soul Kia Soul Kia All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.7% 12.0% 15.4% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.7% 13.0% 15.2% 17.7%
At night 46.9% 46.7% 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 73
Cloudy 9
Rain 9
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2

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 57
Dark - Not Lighted 18
Dark - Lighted 15
Dusk 3
Dawn 2

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
Texas 11
Florida 10
Ohio 9
North Carolina 7
Missouri 6
California 6
Indiana 5
Illinois 4
Arizona 3
Louisiana 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jul 12, 2023 Perris, Riverside County, California 1
Jun 18, 2023 Lexington County, South Carolina 1
May 19, 2023 Ottawa County, Ohio 1
May 12, 2023 Sacramento County, California 1
Apr 16, 2023 Sacramento County, California 1
Apr 14, 2023 Tippecanoe County, Indiana 1
Mar 25, 2023 Lee County, North Carolina 1
Mar 17, 2023 Pickerington, Fairfield County, Ohio 1
Mar 12, 2023 Clark County, Washington 1
Mar 11, 2023 Torrance, Los Angeles County, California 1
Feb 21, 2023 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Jan 23, 2023 Licking County, Ohio 1
Jan 14, 2023 Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas 2
Dec 10, 2022 Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey 2
Dec 4, 2022 Hopkins County, Texas 4
Nov 25, 2022 Warren County, Ohio 1
Nov 24, 2022 Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 17, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 15, 2022 Lathrup Village, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Aug 6, 2022 Hardin County, Texas 1
Jul 18, 2022 Radcliff, Hardin County, Kentucky 1
Jul 16, 2022 Streetsboro, Portage County, Ohio 1
Jun 28, 2022 Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California 1
Jun 23, 2022 Bay County, Florida 1
Jun 17, 2022 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 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.