Fatal crash profile · Model year

2014 Kia Soul

Compared with Kia Soul · Kia · All vehicles

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
May 29, 2022 Ka`a`awa, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
May 26, 2022 Lake County, Illinois 1
May 23, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
May 9, 2022 Greene County, Indiana 1
Mar 21, 2022 Brazoria County, Texas 1
Mar 14, 2022 Dixie County, Florida 1
Mar 7, 2022 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Mar 2, 2022 Livingston Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 4, 2022 West Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida 1
Dec 25, 2021 Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Dec 7, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 1
Oct 27, 2021 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Oct 21, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Oct 12, 2021 Douglas County, Colorado 1
Oct 8, 2021 Lake County, Illinois 1
Sep 22, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Aug 27, 2021 Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Aug 25, 2021 Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 7, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 1, 2021 Clay County, Missouri 1
Jul 7, 2021 Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana 1
Jul 1, 2021 Marion County, Florida 1
May 9, 2021 Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas 1
Apr 15, 2021 Duval County, Florida 1
Apr 2, 2021 Bedford County, Virginia 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.