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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2024 | Victorville, San Bernardino County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia | MU-573/BALLENTINE BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Pepper Pike, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | I-271 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Tollesboro, Lewis County, Kentucky | SR-9 | 2 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | N ROCK RD | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | De Witt County, Illinois | TS-2300 RD/ROSEWOOD RD | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | St. Clair County, Alabama | I-59 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Sandoval County, New Mexico | US-550 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Morrow, Clayton County, Georgia | I-75 NB | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Jefferson County, Florida | I-10 | 2 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Mayfield, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | I-271 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Pulaski County, Missouri | SR-N | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida | SR-693 66TH ST N | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Clark County, Ohio | SR-4 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Pooler, Chatham County, Georgia | I-16 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Mission Viejo, Orange County, California | ALICIA PKWY | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Shasta County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Montgomery County, Texas | FM 1314 | 2 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Bedford County, Tennessee | US-41A SR-16 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Franklin County, North Carolina | SR-39 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Columbia County, New York | SR-987G TACONIC STATE PKWY | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Pasco County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Newark, New Castle County, Delaware | CR-4 E CHESTNUT HILL RD | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | White County, Indiana | CR-100 N | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin | BELLEVUE ST | 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.