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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2024 | Hillsborough County, Florida | US-301 | 3 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Lexington County, South Carolina | SSR-73 FISH HATCHERY RD | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | US-176 ASHEVILLE HWY | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | NS-96041 COLONY RD | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Jasper County, Missouri | US-71 SR-59 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Orange County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Levy County, Florida | CR-341 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware | THOMPSON BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota | CR-56 CONCORD BLVD E | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Citrus Heights, Sacramento County, California | VAN MAREN LN | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Congress, Yavapai County, Arizona | SR-89 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Gold Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona | US-60 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington | SR-9 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Chambers County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Scott County, Tennessee | SR-63 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Wilson County, Tennessee | US-231 SR-10 MURFREESBORO RD | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | E CRAIG RD | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Kingsland, Camden County, Georgia | SR-40 E KING AVE | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia | SR-37 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Suwannee County, Florida | SR-247 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Summerdale, Baldwin County, Alabama | SR-59 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Polk County, Texas | US-190 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 2 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | SR-500 DENNIS CHAVIS BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky | SR-55 COLUMBIA BYPASS | 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.