Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Soul

Compared with Kia · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
1,101
Fatal crashes
1,099
Deaths inside
719
Other deaths
510

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,101 vehicles described as Kia Soul were involved in 1,099 fatal crashes in the United States. 719 people died inside these vehicles and 510 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 182
2021 231
2022 201
2023 236
2024 251

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

59%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Kia: 52%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 102 99
2021 145 116
2022 130 90
2023 169 100
2024 173 105

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

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About three-quarters of the share for Kia: 15%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 percent of the share for Kia: 15%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

  • About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Kia Soul Kia All vehicles
Driver speeding 12.0% 15.4% 19.0%
Driver drinking 13.0% 15.2% 17.7%
At night 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 787
Cloudy 151
Rain 92
Fog, Smog, Smoke 16
Snow 6

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 579
Dark - Lighted 232
Dark - Not Lighted 226
Dusk 27
Dawn 23

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 159
Texas 113
California 83
Georgia 52
North Carolina 49
Ohio 47
Arizona 45
Tennessee 43
South Carolina 34
Alabama 33

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia Soul 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
Jun 21, 2023 Okaloosa County, Florida 1
Jun 20, 2023 Centre County, Pennsylvania 3
Jun 18, 2023 Lexington County, South Carolina 1
Jun 17, 2023 Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia 1
Jun 17, 2023 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida 1
Jun 15, 2023 Laurens County, South Carolina 1
Jun 13, 2023 Manor, Travis County, Texas 1
Jun 10, 2023 Cumberland County, North Carolina 1
Jun 10, 2023 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska 1
Jun 8, 2023 Kaufman County, Texas 1
Jun 7, 2023 Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida 1
Jun 3, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
Jun 3, 2023 Oakland, Alameda County, California 1
Jun 2, 2023 Abbeville County, South Carolina 1
May 31, 2023 Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio 1
May 30, 2023 Miami, Gila County, Arizona 1
May 29, 2023 Saginaw County, Michigan 1
May 27, 2023 Ontario, Richland County, Ohio 1
May 27, 2023 Ruskin, Hillsborough County, Florida 1
May 26, 2023 Portage County, Ohio 1
May 19, 2023 Ottawa County, Ohio 1
May 17, 2023 Lenawee County, Michigan 1
May 17, 2023 Forsyth, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
May 12, 2023 Jasper County, Iowa 1
May 12, 2023 Sacramento County, California 1

Compare Kia Soul 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.