Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Sportage

Compared with Kia · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
683
Fatal crashes
682
Deaths inside
381
Other deaths
383

Between 2020 and 2024, 683 vehicles described as Kia Sportage were involved in 682 fatal crashes in the United States. 381 people died inside these vehicles and 383 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 105
2021 114
2022 139
2023 144
2024 181

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

50%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 60 58
2021 58 76
2022 76 83
2023 86 70
2024 101 96

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 80 percent of the share for Kia: 15%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

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 Sportage Kia All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.5% 15.4% 19.0%
Driver drinking 12.4% 15.2% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 516
Cloudy 73
Rain 40
Fog, Smog, Smoke 13
Snow 8

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 345
Dark - Not Lighted 147
Dark - Lighted 145
Dusk 23
Dawn 11

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
Texas 67
Florida 58
California 48
Georgia 44
Pennsylvania 37
North Carolina 28
Ohio 27
New York 26
Tennessee 23
Illinois 22

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia Sportage 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
Jul 3, 2023 Upson County, Georgia 1
Jun 30, 2023 Oconto County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 29, 2023 Pierce County, Washington 1
Jun 28, 2023 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana 1
Jun 26, 2023 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jun 25, 2023 Upland, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jun 24, 2023 Merced County, California 1
Jun 22, 2023 Rock County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 22, 2023 Chester County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 19, 2023 Conecuh County, Alabama 2
Jun 18, 2023 White Pine County, Nevada 1
Jun 10, 2023 Seminole County, Florida 1
Jun 4, 2023 Sterling Heights, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Jun 4, 2023 Tustin, Orange County, California 1
Jun 1, 2023 Neosho, Newton County, Missouri 1
May 30, 2023 Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia 1
May 26, 2023 Stanly County, North Carolina 1
May 17, 2023 Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia 1
May 13, 2023 Midway, Liberty County, Georgia 1
May 12, 2023 Forest, Scott County, Mississippi 1
May 12, 2023 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
May 10, 2023 Jefferson County, Illinois 1
May 5, 2023 St. Johns County, Florida 1
May 3, 2023 Grand Forks County, North Dakota 1
May 3, 2023 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 1

Compare Kia Sportage 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.