Fatal crash profile · Make
Kia
Compared with All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 6,830
- Fatal crashes
- 6,726
- Deaths inside
- 4,057
- Other deaths
- 3,686
Between 2020 and 2024, 6,830 vehicles described as Kia were involved in 6,726 fatal crashes in the United States. 4,057 people died inside these vehicles and 3,686 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 cars or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,129 |
| 2021 | 1,391 |
| 2022 | 1,395 |
| 2023 | 1,468 |
| 2024 | 1,447 |
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
52%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 662 | 617 |
| 2021 | 817 | 794 |
| 2022 | 818 | 733 |
| 2023 | 910 | 773 |
| 2024 | 850 | 769 |
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
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
52%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 4,993 |
| Cloudy | 883 |
| Rain | 450 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 78 |
| Snow | 38 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 3,130 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1,672 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1,537 |
| Dusk | 173 |
| Dawn | 128 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 779 |
| Texas | 689 |
| California | 651 |
| Georgia | 376 |
| North Carolina | 316 |
| Arizona | 246 |
| Ohio | 244 |
| Tennessee | 241 |
| Pennsylvania | 227 |
| South Carolina | 215 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Kia models
- Optima 1,252 crashes
- Forte 1,165 crashes
- Soul 1,099 crashes
- Sorento 1,026 crashes
- Sportage 682 crashes
- Rio 453 crashes
- Sedona 256 crashes
- Spectra 188 crashes
- K5 168 crashes
- Telluride 114 crashes
- Niro 83 crashes
- Stinger 74 crashes
- Seltos 73 crashes
- Cadenza 43 crashes
- Rondo 36 crashes
- Amanti 26 crashes
- Carnival 18 crashes
- K900 12 crashes
- EV6 12 crashes
- Spectra LD 11 crashes
- Borrego 11 crashes
- Forte Koup 3 crashes
- Sephia II/Spectra 3 crashes
- EV9 2 crashes
- Sephia 2 crashes
- Soul EV 1 crash
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2023 | Pasco County, Florida | CR-54 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Morgan County, Alabama | US-31 SR-3 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SR-49 S TRYON ST | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | Pasco County, Florida | US-19 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | San Patricio County, Texas | CR-1612 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | North Augusta, Aiken County, South Carolina | SR-230 W MARTINTOWN RD | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Wagoner County, Oklahoma | SR-16 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Lee County, North Carolina | SR-87 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | US-41 N LAKE SHORE DR | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania | MU-RAMP SECOND ST | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | ALFRED HARRELL HWY | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Mayflower, Faulkner County, Arkansas | I-40-32 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | S YALE AVE | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-101 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Horry County, South Carolina | SR-45 HWY 45 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Hillsborough County, Florida | SUMMERFIELD BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-60 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Worcester County, Maryland | US-113 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | US-14 W PETERSON AVE | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Polk County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Swanzey, Cheshire County, New Hampshire | SR-10 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2023 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2023 | Will County, Illinois | US-45 | 2 |
| Mar 19, 2023 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | SR-130 BUFORD HWY | 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.