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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2024 | Rowan County, North Carolina | SSR-1001 AMITY HILL RD | 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | Robeson County, North Carolina | SSR-1907 | 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina | US-64 | 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | Phelps County, Missouri | I-44 | 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | Riverside County, California | SR-86 | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | US-311 BERRY HILL RD | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SSR-94 OLD SPARTANBURG RD | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida | SR-A1A | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Lubbock County, Texas | FM 1264 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Gaines County, Texas | US-62 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida | MU-N BELCHER RD | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Hillsborough County, Florida | ANDERSON RD | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Blaine County, Idaho | US-20 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas | MU-LOS EBANOS RD | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | Canaan, Columbia County, New York | SR-908D | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | St. Louis County, Missouri | I-55 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Springtown, Parker County, Texas | MU-GOSHEN RD | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Hillsborough County, Florida | CR-582 E BEARSS AVE | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Escondido, San Diego County, California | BROADWAY | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Concho County, Texas | US-87 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas | SR-327 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Sevier County, Tennessee | US-411/441 SR-35 CHAPMAN HWY | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Morgan County, Ohio | SR-83 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Indian River County, Florida | CR-613 58TH AVE | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | SR-94 | 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.