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
Nov 22, 2021 San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 21, 2021 Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Nov 20, 2021 Lake County, Illinois 1
Nov 19, 2021 Chelsea, Shelby County, Alabama 1
Nov 18, 2021 Waskom, Harrison County, Texas 1
Nov 18, 2021 Radcliff, Hardin County, Kentucky 1
Nov 17, 2021 Knox County, Tennessee 1
Nov 17, 2021 Wolcott, White County, Indiana 1
Nov 17, 2021 Columbia, Monroe County, Illinois 1
Nov 17, 2021 Kern County, California 1
Nov 16, 2021 Quay County, New Mexico 1
Nov 16, 2021 Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire 1
Nov 14, 2021 Anna, Collin County, Texas 1
Nov 14, 2021 Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Nov 14, 2021 Boulder County, Colorado 1
Nov 12, 2021 Florence County, South Carolina 1
Nov 12, 2021 Alamosa County, Colorado 1
Nov 11, 2021 Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 10, 2021 Harvey County, Kansas 1
Nov 9, 2021 Graves County, Kentucky 1
Nov 8, 2021 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Nov 8, 2021 Humphreys County, Tennessee 1
Nov 7, 2021 Miller County, Arkansas 1
Nov 6, 2021 York County, South Carolina 1
Nov 5, 2021 Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida 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.