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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2022 | Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia | I-985 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2021 | Cerritos, Los Angeles County, California | SR-91 ARTESIA FWY | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Douglas County, Nevada | TILLMAN LN | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Leon County, Florida | US-27 | 2 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Northport, Waldo County, Maine | US-1 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Bedford County, Virginia | SR-24/ WYATTS WAY | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | SR-2044 COMMONWEALTH AV | 1 |
| May 4, 2021 | Monterey County, California | CR-CARMEL VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Allegan County, Michigan | US-131 RAMP 009C | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2020 | Douglas County, Nevada | US-50 W | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Moore County, Tennessee | SR-82 FLAT CREEK HWY | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Oklahoma City, Cleveland County, Oklahoma | SR-77H | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2020 | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | CR-103 HAMILTON AV | 2 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Bergton, Rockingham County, Virginia | I-81 | 3 |
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.