Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Honda Element
Compared with Honda Element · Honda · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 39
- Fatal crashes
- 39
- Deaths inside
- 29
- Other deaths
- 16
Between 2020 and 2024, 39 vehicles described as 2003 Honda Element were involved in 39 fatal crashes in the United States. 29 people died inside these vehicles and 16 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 |
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
64%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Honda Element: 56%
- About the same as the share for Honda: 62%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
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 1.3 times the share for Honda Element: 12%
- About 70 percent of the share for Honda: 22%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
28%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Honda Element: 22%
- About 1.5 times the share for Honda: 19%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Honda Element: 44%
- About the same as the share for Honda: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2003 Honda Element | Honda Element | Honda | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.4% | 12.1% | 21.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 28.2% | 21.8% | 18.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.7% | 44.3% | 52.4% | 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 | 28 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 21 |
| Dark - Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dusk | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2024 | Jackson County, Oregon | ANDERSON CREEK RD | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | SSR-2007 FRANKFORD AVE | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona | W WADDELL RD | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan | SR-37 EAST BELTLINE AVE | 1 |
| May 6, 2024 | Prince George's County, Maryland | SR-197 LAURE BOWIE RD | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2024 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | SAN FERNANDO RD | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Lincoln County, North Carolina | SSR-1197 HOOVER ELMORE RD | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana | SR-62 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | El Dorado County, California | ICE HOUSE RD | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Newark, Essex County, New Jersey | BROAD ST | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | HAROLD GATTY DR | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | US-50 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Woodson, Throckmorton County, Texas | US-183 | 1 |
| May 31, 2023 | Henderson County, North Carolina | US-25 ASHEVILLE HWY | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Monroe County, Pennsylvania | SR-447 CREEK RD | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Montgomery County, Texas | FM 1314 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona | W BELL RD | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Cherokee County, Texas | US-69 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 RAMP | 2 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Rincon, Effingham County, Georgia | SR-21 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut | BARNUM RD | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois | CENTRAL RD | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | De Funiak Springs, Walton County, Florida | US-90 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana | SR-67 | 2 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida | SR-50 | 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.