Fatal crash profile · Model

Honda Element

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 174
Fatal crashes: 174
Deaths inside: 105
Other deaths: 83

Between 2020 and 2024, 174 vehicles described as Honda Element were involved in 174 fatal crashes in the United States. 105 people died inside these vehicles and 83 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	38
2021	34
2022	38
2023	34
2024	30

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

56%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 90 percent of the share for Honda: 62%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	26	20
2021	20	16
2022	22	18
2023	20	16
2024	17	13

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

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 55 percent of the share for Honda: 22%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for Honda: 19%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 85 percent of the share for Honda: 52%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Honda Element	Honda	All vehicles
Driver speeding	12.1%	21.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	21.8%	18.6%	17.7%
At night	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	119
Cloudy	30
Rain	11
Snow	3
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

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	90
Dark - Not Lighted	38
Dark - Lighted	35
Dusk	5
Dawn	3

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
California	20
Florida	17
Arizona	11
Texas	9
North Carolina	8
Maine	6
Virginia	6
Utah	6
Missouri	5
Pennsylvania	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Honda Element by model year

2008 21 crashes
2007 18 crashes
2006 15 crashes
2005 34 crashes
2004 29 crashes
2003 39 crashes

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 31, 2023	Henderson County, North Carolina	US-25 ASHEVILLE HWY	1
May 18, 2023	Phelps, Ontario County, New York	SR-14	1
Apr 28, 2023	Jefferson County, Missouri	SR-30	1
Apr 17, 2023	Nye County, Nevada	SR-376	1
Apr 7, 2023	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	SR-447 CREEK RD	1
Apr 1, 2023	Rahway, Union County, New Jersey	CR-613 WEST GRAND AVE	1
Mar 19, 2023	Thompson Springs, Grand County, Utah	BOOK CLIFFS RIDGE RD	1
Mar 17, 2023	Gary, Lake County, Indiana	US-12	1
Feb 3, 2023	Pasco County, Florida	SR-52	1
Jan 25, 2023	Montgomery County, Texas	FM 1314	1
Jan 17, 2023	Pewee Valley, Oldham County, Kentucky	SR-146 LAGRANGE RD	1
Jan 16, 2023	Kent County, Delaware	US-13 DUPONT HWY	1
Jan 12, 2023	West Covina, Los Angeles County, California	SUNSET AV	1
Jan 11, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	SUNLAND BLVD	1
Dec 23, 2022	Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona	W BELL RD	1
Nov 18, 2022	Thompson Springs, Grand County, Utah	I-70	1
Nov 16, 2022	Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii	SR-72	1
Nov 14, 2022	Tonalea, Coconino County, Arizona	US-160	1
Nov 3, 2022	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	MCCART AVE	1
Oct 25, 2022	Cherokee County, Texas	US-69	1
Sep 25, 2022	Los Angeles County, California	W AVE L	1
Sep 24, 2022	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee	SHALLOWFORD RD	1
Sep 24, 2022	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	I-10 RAMP	2
Sep 6, 2022	Spencer, Clark County, Idaho	I-15	1
Aug 15, 2022	Rincon, Effingham County, Georgia	SR-21	1

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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.