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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2022 | Victorville, San Bernardino County, California | BEAR VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2022 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | I-8 RAMP | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | King William County, Virginia | CR-615 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Florence County, South Carolina | SR-403 CALE YARBOROUGH HWY | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | CR-2 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Caddo Parish, Louisiana | CR-MAYO RD | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | MISSION BLVD | 3 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Campbell County, Virginia | US-501 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas | VIOLET RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | SR-20/MESA ST | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Benton County, Tennessee | US-641 SR-69 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey | CR-583 MERCER RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Vallejo, Solano County, California | BROADWAY ST | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-347 MARICOPA RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Pasco County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | ROSLYN ST | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Wittmann, Maricopa County, Arizona | W PATTON RD | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Spanish Fort, Baldwin County, Alabama | US-98 SR-42 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Thurston County, Washington | CR-YELM HWY SE | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee | GLEASON DR | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Solana, Charlotte County, Florida | COOPER ST | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina | SSR-1394 POPLAR TENT RD | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Plainview, Nassau County, New York | I-495 LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY | 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.