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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2024 20 crashes
- 2023 59 crashes
- 2022 31 crashes
- 2021 43 crashes
- 2020 67 crashes
- 2019 39 crashes
- 2018 53 crashes
- 2017 67 crashes
- 2016 30 crashes
- 2015 37 crashes
- 2014 22 crashes
- 2013 19 crashes
- 2012 19 crashes
- 2011 35 crashes
- 2010 15 crashes
- 2009 14 crashes
- 2008 24 crashes
- 2007 31 crashes
- 2006 17 crashes
- 2002 15 crashes
- 2001 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2024 | Buda, Hays County, Texas | MU-GOFORTH | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Eureka, Humboldt County, California | W HARRIS ST | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | McMinn County, Tennessee | CR-756 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Fauquier County, Virginia | CR-605 DUMFRIES RD | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2024 | Pooler, Chatham County, Georgia | CS-TOWNE CTR DR | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota | CR-83 MYSTIC LAKE DR | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | San Bernardino County, California | CR-PHELAN RD | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | N 27TH AVE | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-826 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Kings County, California | SR-198 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas | I-49-RAMP | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2024 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | 4500 S 40TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia | US-278 SR-6 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania | HECKTOWN RD | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina | SR-274 BESSEMER CITY RD | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Lee County, Florida | SR-82 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Brighton, Monroe County, New York | SR-96 EAST AVE | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Midland County, Texas | BI-20 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Morris County, New Jersey | CR-511 PARSIPPANY RD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan | METROPOLITAN PKWY/16 MILE RD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Monterey County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania | US-11 MONTOUR BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-465 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2024 | Pegram, Cheatham County, Tennessee | I-40 | 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.