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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2023 | Warren County, Ohio | SR-48 | 2 |
| May 20, 2023 | Baltimore County, Maryland | SR-702 SOUTHEAST BLVD | 1 |
| May 20, 2023 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | MU-POST RD | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | Broadview Hts, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | SR-176 BROADVIEW RD | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | Ottawa County, Ohio | SR-53 CATAWBA/SLOAN | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | Bracken County, Kentucky | SR-9 AA HWY | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | Rocklin, Placer County, California | STANFORD RANCH RD | 1 |
| May 18, 2023 | Scott County, Mississippi | US-80 | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia | MU-134 HOLLAND RD | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Lenawee County, Michigan | OCCIDENTAL HWY | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Canyon County, Idaho | OLD 30 HWY | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Forsyth, DeKalb County, Georgia | US-278 SR-120 COVINGTON HWY | 1 |
| May 16, 2023 | Bexar County, Texas | SR-13 LOOP | 1 |
| May 14, 2023 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | SR-145 | 5 |
| May 14, 2023 | Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina | POOLE RD | 2 |
| May 14, 2023 | Sunny Side, Spalding County, Georgia | US-19 SR-3 | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Pine County, Minnesota | CR-46 LAKELAND RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Wicomico County, Maryland | SR-353 GUMBORO RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Jessamine County, Kentucky | US-68 HARRODSBURG RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky | SR-114 | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois | US-12 RAND RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Midway, Liberty County, Georgia | CR-002100 ILE OF WIGHT RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Rome, Floyd County, Georgia | SR-20 | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Montclair, San Bernardino County, California | MONTE VISTA AV | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Lawrence County, Missouri | I-44 | 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.