Fatal crash profile · Model
Hyundai Elantra
Compared with Hyundai · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 2,251
- Fatal crashes
- 2,244
- Deaths inside
- 1,455
- Other deaths
- 1,085
Between 2020 and 2024, 2,251 vehicles described as Hyundai Elantra were involved in 2,244 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,455 people died inside these vehicles and 1,085 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 | 406 |
| 2021 | 474 |
| 2022 | 476 |
| 2023 | 481 |
| 2024 | 414 |
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
57%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Hyundai: 51%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 265 | 193 |
| 2021 | 312 | 215 |
| 2022 | 306 | 240 |
| 2023 | 306 | 244 |
| 2024 | 266 | 193 |
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
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Hyundai: 16%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Hyundai: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
52%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Hyundai: 51%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Hyundai Elantra | Hyundai | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.0% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 16.5% | 15.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 52.4% | 51.2% | 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 | 1,634 |
| Cloudy | 279 |
| Rain | 174 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 26 |
| Snow | 16 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,029 |
| Dark - Lighted | 554 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 542 |
| Dawn | 54 |
| Dusk | 45 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 265 |
| Texas | 214 |
| California | 198 |
| North Carolina | 105 |
| Pennsylvania | 102 |
| Illinois | 94 |
| Georgia | 77 |
| New York | 73 |
| Ohio | 72 |
| Tennessee | 71 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Hyundai Elantra by model year
- 2024 16 crashes
- 2023 56 crashes
- 2022 54 crashes
- 2021 52 crashes
- 2020 175 crashes
- 2019 125 crashes
- 2018 202 crashes
- 2017 230 crashes
- 2016 146 crashes
- 2015 105 crashes
- 2014 102 crashes
- 2013 308 crashes
- 2012 119 crashes
- 2011 70 crashes
- 2010 111 crashes
- 2009 53 crashes
- 2008 69 crashes
- 2007 48 crashes
- 2006 41 crashes
- 2005 63 crashes
- 2004 36 crashes
- 2003 28 crashes
- 2002 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | Anderson County, South Carolina | US-29 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Raynham Center, Bristol County, Massachusetts | E BRITANNIA ST | 2 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-1020 NATIONAL TURNPIKE | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | St. Louis County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SSR-1046 NEELY FERRY RD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma | CHAUTAUQUA AVE | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan | WAYNE RD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Orange County, Florida | AVALON PARK BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Denton, Denton County, Texas | US-377 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina | SSR-2329 REDBUD DR | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Ontario, San Bernardino County, California | MOUNTAIN AVE | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware | THOMPSON BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Babylon, Suffolk County, New York | CR-2 STRAIGHT PATH | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | New City, Rockland County, New York | SR-304 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | SR-692 REDMOND MILL RD | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | DeKalb County, Missouri | SR-33 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Harrah, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | SR-270 S HARRAH RD | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Beaufort County, North Carolina | US-264 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Placer County, California | AUBURN FOLSOM RD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Richland County, South Carolina | US-601 MCCORDS FERRY RD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | US-31W DIXIE HWY | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Dinwiddie County, Virginia | US-460 COX RD | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut | SR-34 DERBY AVE | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida | I-95 | 3 |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Volusia County, Florida | JOSEPHINE ST | 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.