Fatal crash profile · Model

Kia Telluride

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 114
Fatal crashes: 114
Deaths inside: 44
Other deaths: 93

Between 2020 and 2024, 114 vehicles described as Kia Telluride were involved in 114 fatal crashes in the United States. 44 people died inside these vehicles and 93 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	8
2021	18
2022	21
2023	38
2024	29

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

32%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 60 percent of the share for Kia: 52%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	4	6
2021	4	23
2022	10	11
2023	13	29
2024	13	24

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About half the share for Kia: 15%
About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

11%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About three-quarters of the share for Kia: 15%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

35%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About two-thirds of the share for Kia: 52%
About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Kia Telluride	Kia	All vehicles
Driver speeding	7.0%	15.4%	19.0%
Driver drinking	11.4%	15.2%	17.7%
At night	35.1%	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	76
Cloudy	24
Rain	8
Snow	3

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	71
Dark - Lighted	19
Dark - Not Lighted	16
Dawn	3
Dusk	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
Florida	19
Texas	9
Pennsylvania	8
North Carolina	7
Illinois	6
Tennessee	5
Louisiana	5
California	5
Georgia	5
Ohio	4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Kia Telluride by model year

2023 14 crashes
2022 29 crashes
2021 33 crashes
2020 31 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
Dec 24, 2024	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	NS-96041 COLONY RD	1
Dec 17, 2024	McCandless, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	HIGHLAND RD	1
Dec 14, 2024	Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah	SR-6	1
Dec 8, 2024	DuPage County, Illinois	I-88/RONDAL REAGAN MEM HWY	1
Dec 2, 2024	Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii	SR-61	1
Nov 17, 2024	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	SR-19	1
Nov 14, 2024	Anderson County, South Carolina	SSR-485 THREE AND TWENTY RD	1
Oct 26, 2024	Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut	I-91	1
Oct 7, 2024	Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania	SR-18 CONNEAUT LAKE RD	1
Sep 21, 2024	Rock Island County, Illinois	CR-A/322ND ST/THE GREAT RIVER	1
Sep 13, 2024	Pulaski County, Arkansas	SR-365	1
Sep 8, 2024	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana	US-90	1
Sep 4, 2024	Cerro Gordo County, Iowa	US-18/SR-2	1
Aug 28, 2024	Collier County, Florida	US-41 TAMIAMI TRL E	1
Aug 14, 2024	Lampasas County, Texas	US-281	5
Aug 1, 2024	Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois	US- 6	1
Jul 27, 2024	Lyon County, Kansas	I-335	2
Jul 20, 2024	Adams County, Colorado	RIVERDALE RD	1
Jun 4, 2024	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	US-30 LINCOLN HWY	1
May 25, 2024	Meadow, Millard County, Utah	I-15	1
Apr 8, 2024	Prince William County, Virginia	I-95	1
Apr 6, 2024	Plantation, Broward County, Florida	MU-NOB HILL RD	1
Mar 31, 2024	San Joaquin County, California	I-580	3
Mar 15, 2024	Franklin County, North Carolina	SSR-1469 EARLIE COLLINS RD	1
Mar 1, 2024	Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma	SR-9	1

Compare Kia Telluride 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.