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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2023 | Indio, Riverside County, California | MONROE ST | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York | MERRITT BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | MU-EAST STONER AVENUE | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Sebastian County, Arkansas | CR-N MAIN ST | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-101 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia | SR-173/DENBIGH BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia | CS-WINDY HILL RD | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Pinellas County, Florida | CR-202 54TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | SR-86 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Butler County, Pennsylvania | TS-DUTCHTOWN RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | I-10 SANTA MONICA FWY | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Cass County, Missouri | I-49 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky | MU-GREEN STREET | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Pawnee County, Kansas | US-56 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Haines City, Polk County, Florida | CR-546 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | CR-SOUTHWEST BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-1447 WESTPORT RD | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | I-635 RAMP/LYNDON B JOHNSON | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Kingfisher County, Oklahoma | US-81 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey | CR-681 PATERSON PLANK RD | 3 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Pasco County, Florida | SR-54 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Volusia County, Florida | US-17 | 2 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | New Castle County, Delaware | I-95 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | El Cajon, San Diego County, California | E MAIN ST | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-202 OFF RAMP EXIT 2 | 2 |
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.