Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Spectra

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 188
Fatal crashes: 188
Deaths inside: 141
Other deaths: 70

Between 2020 and 2024, 188 vehicles described as Kia Spectra were involved in 188 fatal crashes in the United States. 141 people died inside these vehicles and 70 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	48
2021	46
2022	34
2023	38
2024	22

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

67%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.3 times the share for Kia: 52%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	35	15
2021	32	19
2022	24	14
2023	31	11
2024	19	11

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 15%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.5 times the share for Kia: 15%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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 Spectra	Kia	All vehicles
Driver speeding	18.1%	15.4%	19.0%
Driver drinking	23.4%	15.2%	17.7%
At night	52.1%	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	135
Cloudy	27
Rain	14
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2
Snow	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	85
Dark - Not Lighted	51
Dark - Lighted	40
Dusk	8
Dawn	3

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
California	21
Texas	19
North Carolina	11
Oregon	9
Georgia	9
Florida	8
Alabama	7
Tennessee	6
South Carolina	6
Pennsylvania	6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia Spectra by model year

2009 44 crashes
2008 29 crashes
2007 41 crashes
2006 39 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
Dec 18, 2024	Richardson, Dallas County, Texas	US-75/CENTRAL EXPY FRONTAGE	1
Nov 22, 2024	Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Nov 3, 2024	Tulare County, California	CR-I FOOTHILL AVE	2
Sep 28, 2024	Jefferson County, Colorado	SR-470	1
Sep 4, 2024	Henry County, Kentucky	SR-146 LAGRANGE RD	1
Jul 31, 2024	Broadwater County, Montana	I-90	2
Jul 27, 2024	Los Angeles County, California	AVENUE P	1
Jul 17, 2024	Columbiana County, Ohio	SR-9	1
Jul 17, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 12TH ST	1
Jul 13, 2024	Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah	I-215	2
Jul 5, 2024	Imperial County, California	WINTERHAVEN DR	3
Jun 8, 2024	Balch Springs, Dallas County, Texas	MU-LAKE JUNE RD	1
Jun 8, 2024	Wagoner, Wagoner County, Oklahoma	SR-16	1
Jun 7, 2024	Lee County, Florida	I-75 SB MM 128 EXIT RAMP	1
May 25, 2024	Austin, Travis County, Texas	US-290 FRONTAGE	1
May 11, 2024	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia	SR-013900	1
May 5, 2024	Baird, Callahan County, Texas	FM 18	3
Feb 23, 2024	Mason County, Washington	US-101	1
Feb 22, 2024	Tift County, Georgia	SR-520	1
Jan 25, 2024	New Hanover County, North Carolina	US-421	1
Jan 4, 2024	Houston County, Alabama	US-84 SR-12	2
Jan 3, 2024	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	SSR-3015 WATER LEVEL RD	1
Dec 22, 2023	Jefferson County, Alabama	SR-7	1
Nov 27, 2023	Power County, Idaho	I-86	1
Nov 26, 2023	Clark County, Nevada	SR-599	1

Compare Kia Spectra 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.