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
Feb 2, 2021 Morgan County, Indiana 1
Jan 31, 2021 Kankakee County, Illinois 1
Jan 30, 2021 Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah 1
Jan 30, 2021 Kershaw County, South Carolina 1
Jan 30, 2021 Ocean County, New Jersey 1
Jan 29, 2021 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Jan 29, 2021 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Jan 27, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jan 27, 2021 Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey 1
Jan 26, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 1
Jan 25, 2021 Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina 1
Jan 24, 2021 Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas 2
Jan 24, 2021 Lyons, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jan 24, 2021 Newark, New Castle County, Delaware 1
Jan 23, 2021 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jan 22, 2021 Martin County, Texas 1
Jan 22, 2021 Monroe County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 22, 2021 Franklin County, Illinois 1
Jan 21, 2021 Burlington, Kane County, Illinois 2
Jan 20, 2021 Orange County, Florida 1
Jan 20, 2021 Carroll County, Arkansas 1
Jan 15, 2021 Sandy City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Jan 15, 2021 Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida 1
Jan 15, 2021 Merced County, California 1
Jan 14, 2021 Orem, Utah County, Utah 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.