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
Sep 8, 2020 Preble, Cortland County, New York 1
Sep 7, 2020 Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida 1
Sep 6, 2020 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 3
Sep 5, 2020 Berkeley County, South Carolina 2
Sep 5, 2020 Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey 1
Sep 5, 2020 Polk County, Iowa 1
Sep 4, 2020 Lake County, Indiana 1
Sep 3, 2020 Waterloo, Seneca County, New York 2
Sep 2, 2020 Franklin Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 30, 2020 Pickens County, South Carolina 1
Aug 30, 2020 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Aug 29, 2020 Coryell County, Texas 1
Aug 29, 2020 Montgomery County, Texas 1
Aug 27, 2020 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Aug 23, 2020 Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 21, 2020 Highland County, Ohio 1
Aug 18, 2020 Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina 1
Aug 16, 2020 Millers Creek, Wilkes County, North Carolina 1
Aug 16, 2020 Cabarrus County, North Carolina 1
Aug 15, 2020 Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia 1
Aug 15, 2020 Escambia County, Florida 1
Aug 14, 2020 Onslow County, North Carolina 1
Aug 13, 2020 Rockcastle County, Kentucky 1
Aug 10, 2020 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Aug 9, 2020 Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado 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.