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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2024 10 crashes
- 2023 31 crashes
- 2022 33 crashes
- 2021 53 crashes
- 2020 117 crashes
- 2019 73 crashes
- 2018 79 crashes
- 2017 68 crashes
- 2016 144 crashes
- 2015 115 crashes
- 2014 96 crashes
- 2013 112 crashes
- 2012 49 crashes
- 2011 67 crashes
- 2010 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2024 | Boone County, Illinois | CR-11/CR-A33/WOODSTOCK RD | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Hendry County, Florida | SR-80 E HICKPOCHEE AVE | 2 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Center, Howard County, Indiana | MU-WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Temple, Bell County, Texas | MU-U AVE | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Payne County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | CR-653 COURTHOUSE RD | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee | SR-64 N CHARLES G SEIVERS BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois | US- 12 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Orange City, Volusia County, Florida | GRAVES AVE | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Upshur County, Texas | US-271 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Selkirk, Albany County, New York | SR-144 RIVER RD | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | FRONT ST | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Robertson County, Texas | US-190 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia | I-85 S RAMP | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | MU-EAST 35TH ST | 3 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Montgomery County, Texas | FM 1314 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Erath County, Texas | CR-322 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota | US-14 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | US-31W DIXIE HWY | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2024 | Lynnwood, Snohomish County, Washington | MU-68TH AVE W | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Shawnee County, Kansas | US-75 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama | SR-17 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Fairfield County, Ohio | SR-674 WINCHESTER SOUTHERN RD | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | Campbell County, Tennessee | I-75 | 1 |
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.