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
Feb 23, 2024	Killeen, Bell County, Texas	FM 439/RANICER AVE	2
Feb 17, 2024	Pooler, Chatham County, Georgia	I-16	1
Jan 28, 2024	Geauga County, Ohio	SR-608 OLD STATE RD	1
Jan 5, 2024	Sherwood, Pulaski County, Arkansas	SR-176	1
Dec 30, 2023	Dumas, Moore County, Texas	US-87/DUMAS AVE	1
Dec 29, 2023	Barry County, Missouri	SR-76	1
Dec 22, 2023	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	CR-W LINCOLN ROAD	1
Dec 19, 2023	Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida	CR-172 16TH BLVD	1
Dec 16, 2023	Oxford, Calhoun County, Alabama	SR-21	1
Dec 14, 2023	San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California	S HUNTS LN	1
Dec 13, 2023	Sangamon County, Illinois	SR-125	1
Dec 6, 2023	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia	SR-22	1
Nov 28, 2023	Lakeland, Polk County, Florida	SR-563 HARDEN BLVD	1
Nov 25, 2023	Crittenden County, Kentucky	US-60	2
Nov 20, 2023	Middlesex County, New Jersey	SR-27 LINCOLN HWY	1
Nov 19, 2023	New York City, Queens County, New York	I-495 LONG ISLAND EXPY	1
Oct 7, 2023	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	SR-0611 EASTON RD	1
Oct 4, 2023	Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee	US-31 SR-7 S 1ST ST	2
Sep 26, 2023	Montezuma County, Colorado	SR-184	1
Sep 21, 2023	Howard County, Maryland	I-95	1
Sep 11, 2023	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	MU-AIRWAYS RD	1
Sep 11, 2023	Christiana, Rutherford County, Tennessee	CR-ROCK SPRINGS RD	1
Sep 4, 2023	Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut	I-84	1
Aug 31, 2023	Matteson, Cook County, Illinois	SR-50 N CICERO AVE	1
Jul 18, 2023	West Covina, Los Angeles County, California	I-10 SAN BERNARDINO FWY	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.