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 6, 2024 | Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Lenawee County, Michigan | LYONS HWY | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas | N 18TH ST | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon | SR-99E ODOT 81 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | I-20 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Seattle, King County, Washington | SR-99 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Smith County, Texas | SR-64 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Knox County, Tennessee | SR-131 E EMORY RD | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Columbia County, Pennsylvania | I-80 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-1230 CANE RUN RD | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut | TS-44 MILLSTREAM RD | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Nephi, Juab County, Utah | I-15 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | SR-295 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Pinellas County, Florida | US-19 | 2 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota | MU-N VAN DYKE ST | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | I-49 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Saint Cloud, Osceola County, Florida | CR-92 OLD CANOE CREEK ROAD | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama | SR-20 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Newberry County, South Carolina | US-76 HWY 76 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-10/EAST FWY | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | MU-BLUE RIDGE CUTOFF | 2 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida | MU-18TH WAY N | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | Brevard County, Florida | US-1 N COCOA BLVD | 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.