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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 24, 2022 Huntington, Wayne County, West Virginia 1
May 24, 2022 Rio Rancho, Sandoval County, New Mexico 1
May 23, 2022 Islip, Suffolk County, New York 1
May 23, 2022 Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana 1
May 20, 2022 Spokane, Spokane County, Washington 1
May 18, 2022 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
May 15, 2022 Vallejo, Solano County, California 1
May 14, 2022 Washington Parish, Louisiana 2
May 14, 2022 Limestone County, Alabama 1
May 13, 2022 Plantation, Broward County, Florida 1
May 13, 2022 San Joaquin County, California 3
May 12, 2022 Marion County, Florida 1
May 11, 2022 Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia 1
May 10, 2022 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
May 10, 2022 Glen Ridge, Essex County, New Jersey 2
May 10, 2022 Colbert County, Alabama 1
May 9, 2022 Centre County, Pennsylvania 1
May 8, 2022 Marion County, Florida 1
May 6, 2022 Saddle River, Bergen County, New Jersey 1
May 6, 2022 Kensington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1
May 5, 2022 Hemet, Riverside County, California 1
May 4, 2022 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts 2
May 4, 2022 Lee County, Florida 1
May 4, 2022 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
May 3, 2022 Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin 1

Compare Hyundai Elantra 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.