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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2024 | Ingham County, Michigan | I-96 | 4 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Potterville, Eaton County, Michigan | I-69 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | MCDOWELL RD | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Wake County, North Carolina | SSR-2233 S SMITHFIELD RD | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | New York City, Queens County, New York | 69TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | I-264 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | McCracken County, Kentucky | SR-1954 HUSBANDS RD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Ha`iku, Maui County, Hawaii | CR-WEST KUIAHA ROAD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Orlando, Orange County, Florida | VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DR | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee | US-11E/19W SR-34 BRISTOL HWY | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Horton, Jackson County, Michigan | SR-50 BROOKLYN RD | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | I-95 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska | MU-S 33RD | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Hillsborough County, Florida | BIG BEND RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia | CR-071000 DALLAS ACWORTH HWY | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Harris County, Texas | FM 1488 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | SR-132 STREET RD | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | MU-ASHLAND AVE | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Kent, King County, Washington | SR-99 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Amherst County, Virginia | CR-671 POSSUM ISLAND RD | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas | US-271 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas | MU-LEAGUE ST | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut | I-91 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | New London, New London County, Connecticut | US-1 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey | US-9 | 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.