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 12, 2023 | Forest, Scott County, Mississippi | SR-35 | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Adair County, Kentucky | SR-61 S BURKESVILLE RD | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | I-264 | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Seward County, Kansas | ROAD 11 | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Jasper County, Iowa | US-65 | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Sacramento County, California | FOLSOM BOULEVARD | 1 |
| May 11, 2023 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-5 OLD PIEDMONT HWY | 2 |
| May 11, 2023 | Richland County, South Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| May 11, 2023 | Eugene, Lane County, Oregon | W SIXTH AVE | 1 |
| May 11, 2023 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | MERRILL RD | 1 |
| May 11, 2023 | Tuolumne County, California | SR-108 | 1 |
| May 10, 2023 | Vinton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| May 10, 2023 | Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana | SR-3 | 1 |
| May 10, 2023 | Jefferson County, Illinois | I-64 | 1 |
| May 10, 2023 | New Castle County, Delaware | I-495 | 1 |
| May 9, 2023 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | CR-686 | 1 |
| May 9, 2023 | Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee | SR-25 HARTSVILLE PK | 1 |
| May 9, 2023 | Colleton County, South Carolina | SR-112 DELIVERANCE RD | 1 |
| May 9, 2023 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | US-11/80 | 1 |
| May 9, 2023 | Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | SR-55 HIAWATHA AVE | 1 |
| May 9, 2023 | Shelby, Macomb County, Michigan | 23 MILE RD | 1 |
| May 9, 2023 | Hardin County, Kentucky | SR-313 JOE PRATHER HWY | 1 |
| May 8, 2023 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | MU-YALE ST | 1 |
| May 8, 2023 | Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina | WARD BLVD | 2 |
| May 8, 2023 | Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida | SR-580 | 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.