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
Oct 5, 2020	Waco, McLennan County, Texas	LAKE SHORE DR	1
Oct 5, 2020	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa	I-29	1
Oct 2, 2020	Grand Traverse County, Michigan	CR-E SOUTH AIRPORT RD	1
Sep 25, 2020	Washington County, Indiana	US-150	1
Sep 20, 2020	Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois	CR-25	1
Sep 11, 2020	Dane County, Wisconsin	SR-73	1
Aug 14, 2020	Mendocino County, California	PACIFIC WOODS RD	1
Aug 1, 2020	Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky	I-75	1
Jul 28, 2020	Clackamas County, Oregon	SR-224 ODOT 171	1
Jul 2, 2020	Irving, Dallas County, Texas	ESTERS RD	1
Jun 26, 2020	Polk County, Florida	US-92	1
Jun 24, 2020	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	CR-V S 13TH ST	1
Jun 24, 2020	St. Lucie County, Florida	SR-68	1
Jun 18, 2020	Floyd County, Georgia	SR-1 LOOP	1
Jun 12, 2020	Laurens County, Georgia	SR-117	1
Jun 8, 2020	Talladega County, Alabama	CR-RENFROE RD	1
Jun 4, 2020	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	SR-4034 ARISTE RD	1
May 28, 2020	Turkey Creek, Pike County, Kentucky	SR-612	1
May 26, 2020	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	I-65	1
May 21, 2020	Barstow, San Bernardino County, California	MURIEL DR	1
Apr 30, 2020	Los Angeles County, California	WORTH ST	1
Apr 25, 2020	Opelika, Lee County, Alabama	SPORTSPLEX PKWY	1
Apr 18, 2020	Jefferson County, Tennessee	I-40	1
Apr 4, 2020	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky	I-264	1
Mar 23, 2020	Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California	SR-1 PACIFIC COAST 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.