Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Kia Sportage
Compared with Kia Sportage · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 37
- Fatal crashes
- 37
- Deaths inside
- 23
- Other deaths
- 22
Between 2020 and 2024, 37 vehicles described as 2015 Kia Sportage were involved in 37 fatal crashes in the United States. 23 people died inside these vehicles and 22 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 |
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
51%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Kia Sportage: 50%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
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
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.3 times the share for Kia Sportage: 14%
- About 1.2 times the share for Kia: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for Kia Sportage: 12%
- About 70 percent of the share for Kia: 15%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
51%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Kia Sportage: 49%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Kia Sportage | Kia Sportage | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.9% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 10.8% | 12.4% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 51.4% | 48.8% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 25 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 4 |
| Florida | 4 |
| California | 4 |
| Texas | 3 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2021 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | I-295 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-35W TOLLWAY | 6 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | CR-43 HARVARD AV | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2020 | Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts | SR-68 EB 87 ELLIOTT ST | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama | GREENBRIAR DEAR RD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Longmont, Weld County, Colorado | SR-119 E KEN PRATT BLVD | 2 |
| Jul 5, 2020 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey | US-30 | 1 |
| May 9, 2020 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas | S 78TH ST | 1 |
| May 5, 2020 | Lawrence County, Pennsylvania | SR-18 WILMINGTON RD | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Onslow County, North Carolina | SSR-1518 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Clarkson, Monroe County, New York | CR-236 REDMAN RD | 1 |
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.