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
Apr 25, 2021	Seminole County, Oklahoma	I-40	3
Apr 6, 2021	Pender County, North Carolina	SR-53	1
Apr 5, 2021	Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida	US-19	1
Mar 12, 2021	Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire	HARDY RD	1
Mar 10, 2021	Herriman, Salt Lake County, Utah	13100 S	1
Feb 11, 2021	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-35W TOLLWAY	6
Dec 16, 2020	Miami-Dade County, Florida	14TH AVE	1
Dec 6, 2020	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	US-1	2
Nov 23, 2020	Pevely, Jefferson County, Missouri	I-55	2
Oct 3, 2020	Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York	ELM RIDGE RD	1
Aug 21, 2020	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	SR-3015 COBBS CREEK PKWY	1
Aug 14, 2020	Jackson County, Michigan	I-94	1
May 12, 2020	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	US-92	1
Jan 11, 2020	Hillsborough County, Florida	US-41	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.