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 21, 2024 | Victorville, San Bernardino County, California | US-395 | 2 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina | SSR-1007 OWEN DR | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Randolph County, Illinois | SR- 154 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Marion County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Harris County, Texas | CR-ATASCOCITA | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Kalamazoo County, Michigan | VAN KAL ST 22ND ST | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Richardson, Dallas County, Texas | US-75/CENTRAL EXPY FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas | SE CALIFORNIA AVE | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-87 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah | SR-201 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | McCandless, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | HIGHLAND RD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Shelby County, Ohio | CR-40 RIVER RD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | SR-388 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Lafourche Parish, Louisiana | SR-20 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Allen County, Kentucky | US-31E NEW GLASGOW RD | 2 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa | US-67/E RIVER DR | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia | CR-518600 FLAKES MILL RD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Athens, Clarke County, Georgia | SR-001500 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-146 WOODRUFF RD | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina | SSR-1596 HOPE MILLS RD | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Hillsborough County, Florida | BALM RIVERVIEW RD | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Lee County, Florida | MU-PENZANCE BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Merced County, California | SR-152 | 2 |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Aiken County, South Carolina | SSR-22 VETERANS RD | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Fontana, San Bernardino County, California | BEECH 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.