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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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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Kia models

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 15, 2023 Morgan County, West Virginia 1
Oct 15, 2023 Nolan County, Texas 1
Oct 15, 2023 Blount County, Tennessee 1
Oct 15, 2023 Marion County, Oregon 1
Oct 15, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
Oct 15, 2023 LaSalle Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 15, 2023 Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana 1
Oct 15, 2023 Polk County, Florida 1
Oct 14, 2023 Carson County, Texas 1
Oct 14, 2023 Pasco County, Florida 1
Oct 14, 2023 North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 2
Oct 13, 2023 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 13, 2023 Walnut, Tippah County, Mississippi 2
Oct 13, 2023 Butler County, Alabama 1
Oct 12, 2023 Knox County, Tennessee 1
Oct 12, 2023 Clackamas County, Oregon 1
Oct 12, 2023 Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky 1
Oct 12, 2023 Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut 1
Oct 12, 2023 San Mateo County, California 1
Oct 12, 2023 Paramount, Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 11, 2023 Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee 1
Oct 11, 2023 Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey 1
Oct 11, 2023 LaSalle County, Illinois 2
Oct 11, 2023 Escambia County, Florida 1
Oct 10, 2023 Churchill County, Nevada 1

Compare Kia with another vehicle

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.