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 13, 2021	New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana	SR-675	2
Nov 7, 2021	Outagamie County, Wisconsin	CR-F	1
Oct 31, 2021	Knox County, Ohio	TR-233 MONROE MILLS RD	1
Oct 22, 2021	Ector County, Texas	FM 2020	1
Oct 12, 2021	Miami-Dade County, Florida	62ND ST	1
Oct 8, 2021	Allegany County, Maryland	SR-53	1
Oct 2, 2021	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri	NATIONAL AVE	2
Sep 29, 2021	Shiloh, St. Clair County, Illinois	HARTMAN LN	1
Sep 4, 2021	Jefferson County, Idaho	5050 RD	1
Aug 25, 2021	Kandiyohi County, Minnesota	US-12	1
Aug 24, 2021	Jackson County, Oregon	I-5	2
Aug 23, 2021	Parkdale, Ashley County, Arkansas	US-165-1	1
Aug 18, 2021	Anderson County, South Carolina	US-29	1
Aug 4, 2021	Clay County, North Carolina	US-64	1
Aug 3, 2021	Roselle, Union County, New Jersey	SR-27	1
Aug 3, 2021	Town of Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts	US-44 MAIN ST	1
Jul 30, 2021	Hancock County, Mississippi	CR-CAESAR NECAISE RD	1
Jul 28, 2021	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	STONY ISLAND AVE	1
Jul 14, 2021	Travis County, Texas	FM 1431 E	1
Jul 11, 2021	Madison County, Indiana	SR-13	1
Jul 10, 2021	Davie County, North Carolina	I-40	1
Jul 7, 2021	Wilkes County, Georgia	CR-006800/STONEY RIDGE RD	1
Jun 23, 2021	Whatcom County, Washington	SR-9	1
Jun 19, 2021	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	US-30 LINCOLN HWY	1
Jun 16, 2021	Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama	ATLANTA HWY	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.