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

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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
Jun 1, 2021	Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona	W UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS DR	1
May 28, 2021	Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina	SR-24/27	1
May 4, 2021	Monterey County, California	CR-CARMEL VALLEY RD	1
May 3, 2021	Wagoner County, Oklahoma	CR-WAHOO BAY	1
Apr 24, 2021	Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky	US-231 SCOTTSVILLE ROAD	1
Apr 3, 2021	Mohave County, Arizona	US-93	1
Mar 17, 2021	Allegan County, Michigan	US-131 RAMP 009C	1
Mar 7, 2021	Fairfield County, Ohio	CR-11 CANAL RD	1
Feb 26, 2021	Fulton County, Georgia	I-20	1
Feb 19, 2021	Madawaska, Aroostook County, Maine	US-1	1
Jan 22, 2021	Deschutes County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 4	1
Dec 15, 2020	Warren County, New Jersey	CR-519 BELVIDERE RD	1
Dec 14, 2020	Harrison County, Mississippi	I-10	1
Dec 1, 2020	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	SR-31	2
Nov 29, 2020	Marion County, Florida	CR-475	1
Nov 27, 2020	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	SOUTHCROSS BLVD	2
Nov 25, 2020	New York City, Kings County, New York	GRAND ST	1
Nov 21, 2020	Chelan County, Washington	CR-MALAGA ALCOA HWY	1
Nov 21, 2020	Cullman County, Alabama	SR-69	3
Nov 3, 2020	Douglas County, Nevada	US-50 W	1
Nov 3, 2020	Jay, Franklin County, Maine	SR-133	1
Oct 17, 2020	Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida	SR-363 S ADAMS ST	1
Oct 12, 2020	Moore County, Tennessee	SR-82 FLAT CREEK HWY	1
Oct 12, 2020	Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida	SR-834	1
Oct 8, 2020	Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California	ROSECRANS AVE	1

Compare Honda Element with another vehicle

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.