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 14, 2024 | Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina | SR-77 KING ST | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | SR-437 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Mecklenburg County, Virginia | I-85 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Brevard County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Cherokee County, Alabama | SR-35 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | SE 44TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Hardin County, Kentucky | SR-9002 | 3 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Alameda County, California | HESPERIAN BL | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts | SHAWINIGAN DR | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia | CR-009500 MEADOWBROOK DR | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Cumberland County, Tennessee | US-70N SR-24 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Alachua County, Florida | SR-121 | 2 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Van Buren County, Michigan | I-94 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Polk County, Florida | SR-540 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Clovis, Fresno County, California | GETTYSBURG AV | 2 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida | I-4 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California | SR-4 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California | SARATOGA LOS GATOS RD | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Fairfax County, Virginia | US-1 RICHMOND HWY | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Jennings County, Indiana | US-50 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | BEACON ST | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas | SR-31D BUS | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Harnett County, North Carolina | SR-87 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | US-281/ROOSEVELT AVE | 3 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Grand Traverse County, Michigan | US-31 | 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.