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
Oct 30, 2021 Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey 1
Oct 29, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 2
Oct 27, 2021 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Oct 26, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Oct 26, 2021 Bonita Springs, Lee County, Florida 1
Oct 25, 2021 Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Oct 23, 2021 Iredell County, North Carolina 1
Oct 23, 2021 Lagro, Wabash County, Indiana 1
Oct 23, 2021 Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois 1
Oct 21, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Oct 21, 2021 Jefferson County, Tennessee 1
Oct 21, 2021 Walker, Kent County, Michigan 1
Oct 19, 2021 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina 1
Oct 19, 2021 Surry County, North Carolina 1
Oct 17, 2021 Washington County, Oregon 1
Oct 16, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 2
Oct 16, 2021 Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 12, 2021 Douglas County, Colorado 1
Oct 11, 2021 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina 1
Oct 11, 2021 Manatee County, Florida 1
Oct 10, 2021 Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 8, 2021 Lake County, Illinois 1
Oct 7, 2021 Kalamazoo County, Michigan 1
Oct 6, 2021 DeKalb County, Illinois 1
Sep 28, 2021 Erath County, Texas 2

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.