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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2024 | Morris County, New Jersey | CR-511 PARSIPPANY RD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan | METROPOLITAN PKWY/16 MILE RD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Orange City, Volusia County, Florida | GRAVES AVE | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Monterey County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Upshur County, Texas | US-271 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Lexington County, South Carolina | US-1 AUGUSTA HWY | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania | US-11 MONTOUR BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | I-244 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SSR-1128 WESTINGHOUSE BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Selkirk, Albany County, New York | SR-144 RIVER RD | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | CR-GEORGETOWN RD | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Montrose County, Colorado | SR-348 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Sacramento County, California | I-80 DWIGHT D EISENHOWER HWY | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington | MU-S 38TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia | US-60 SHORE DR | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | ROSEDALE ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania | SR-58 MERCER ST | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | East Bethel, Anoka County, Minnesota | CR-76 FAWN LAKE DR NE | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | NEWMARKET SQ | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Jasper County, Indiana | SR-10 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia | MU- FERRELL PKWY | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Georgetown County, South Carolina | US-521 HWY 521 BYPASS | 2 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SSR-1011 RAILROAD AVE | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Linn County, Oregon | SR-34 ODOT 210 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Rochester, Monroe County, New York | DRIVING PARK AVE | 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.