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
Nov 1, 2023	Mercer County, Pennsylvania	I-80	1
Oct 13, 2023	Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania	SR-0522 CROGHAN PK	1
Oct 12, 2023	Clackamas County, Oregon	SE JENNIFER ST	1
Sep 29, 2023	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	SR-11 N PEORIA AVE	1
Sep 24, 2023	Lynchburg, Lynchburg city, Virginia	MU-4 LEESVILLE RD	1
Sep 24, 2023	San Benito County, California	SR-156	1
Sep 23, 2023	Copiah County, Mississippi	CR-DENTVILLE RD	1
Sep 11, 2023	Rappahannock County, Virginia	US-211	1
Aug 25, 2023	Dyer County, Tennessee	I-155 US-412	1
Aug 24, 2023	Alamance County, North Carolina	SR-62	2
Jul 28, 2023	Hancock County, Mississippi	CR-TEXAS FLAT	2
Jul 20, 2023	Cherokee County, Oklahoma	SR-51	1
Jul 5, 2023	Randolph County, North Carolina	SSR-2183 GOLD HILL RD	1
Jul 1, 2023	Vista, San Diego County, California	SR-78	1
Jun 18, 2023	Wilson County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Jun 6, 2023	Santa Barbara County, California	SR-1	3
Jun 5, 2023	Anderson, Shasta County, California	SR-273	1
May 22, 2023	Stephenville, Erath County, Texas	FM 8	1
May 12, 2023	Adair County, Kentucky	SR-61 S BURKESVILLE RD	1
Apr 30, 2023	Potter County, Texas	US-287	1
Apr 21, 2023	Indian Trail, Union County, North Carolina	SSR-1367UNIONVILLE INDIANTRAIL	1
Apr 19, 2023	Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa	TS-HOFF RD	1
Apr 16, 2023	Wake County, North Carolina	SSR-2353 MORPHUS BRIDGE RD	1
Apr 14, 2023	La Plata County, Colorado	SR-172	1
Apr 13, 2023	Benton County, Oregon	SR-99W ODOT 91	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.