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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2024 | Limestone County, Alabama | CR-PINEDALE RD | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Deer Park, Harris County, Texas | MU-KINGSDALE DR | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Geauga County, Ohio | SR-608 OLD STATE RD | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Allen County, Ohio | SR-81 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Orlando, Orange County, Florida | MU-COLONIAL DR | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Aiken County, South Carolina | US-278 WILLISTON RD | 3 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Greenville County, South Carolina | US-29 WADE HAMPTON BLVD | 2 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Cass County, Missouri | SR-7 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida | MU-SEABREEZE BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Lakeland, Polk County, Florida | I-4 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | SR-134 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Chesterfield, Macomb County, Michigan | GRATIOT AVE | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Escambia County, Florida | US-29 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | New Hanover County, North Carolina | US-421 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Brewster, Putnam County, New York | CR-58 TONNETA LAKE RD | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Ector County, Texas | SR-302 | 2 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | SR-13 BALTIMORE AVE | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Riverside, Montgomery County, Ohio | CR-74 WOODMAN DR | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Hamburg, Erie County, New York | SR-5 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Livingston County, Michigan | US-23 | 2 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Orlando, Orange County, Florida | SR-528 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | New Castle County, Delaware | US-RT13 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona | E RIGGS RD | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Johnston County, North Carolina | I-95 | 4 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Clay County, Florida | SR-21 | 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.