Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Spectra

Compared with Kia · All vehicles

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

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
Apr 11, 2023 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Mar 31, 2023 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Mar 24, 2023 Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 23, 2023 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Mar 23, 2023 Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Mar 3, 2023 Baytown, Harris County, Texas 1
Feb 5, 2023 Davison County, South Dakota 1
Feb 5, 2023 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts 1
Feb 1, 2023 Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana 1
Jan 9, 2023 North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island 1
Dec 26, 2022 Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia 1
Dec 22, 2022 Pemiscot County, Missouri 1
Nov 9, 2022 Smith County, Texas 1
Oct 17, 2022 Kern County, California 2
Oct 14, 2022 Berkeley County, South Carolina 1
Oct 14, 2022 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 14, 2022 San Bernardino County, California 1
Oct 10, 2022 Lincoln County, North Carolina 1
Sep 19, 2022 Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 10, 2022 Seatac, King County, Washington 1
Sep 1, 2022 Clackamas County, Oregon 1
Aug 7, 2022 Osceola County, Florida 1
Jul 19, 2022 Gloucester County, Virginia 1
Jul 17, 2022 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Jul 16, 2022 Elkhorn City, Pike County, Kentucky 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.