Fatal crash profile · Model

Hyundai Kona

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 192
Fatal crashes: 192
Deaths inside: 98
Other deaths: 124

Between 2020 and 2024, 192 vehicles described as Hyundai Kona were involved in 192 fatal crashes in the United States. 98 people died inside these vehicles and 124 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	16
2021	24
2022	51
2023	37
2024	64

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

44%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 85 percent of the share for Hyundai: 51%
About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	4	14
2021	15	17
2022	26	31
2023	21	20
2024	32	42

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

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About three-quarters of the share for Hyundai: 16%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About half the share for Hyundai: 15%
About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

42%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 80 percent of the share for Hyundai: 51%
About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Hyundai Kona	Hyundai	All vehicles
Driver speeding	12.0%	15.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	7.8%	15.5%	17.7%
At night	41.7%	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	151
Cloudy	23
Rain	7
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3
Snow	1

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	106
Dark - Lighted	40
Dark - Not Lighted	36
Dawn	5
Dusk	3

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	35
Texas	16
California	15
Illinois	9
Pennsylvania	9
South Carolina	7
Georgia	7
Tennessee	6
North Carolina	6
Nevada	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Hyundai Kona by model year

2024 15 crashes
2023 19 crashes
2022 29 crashes
2021 42 crashes
2020 46 crashes
2019 29 crashes
2018 12 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 22, 2024	Wilson County, Tennessee	US-231 SR-10 MURFREESBORO RD	1
Nov 23, 2024	Halifax County, North Carolina	I-95	1
Nov 22, 2024	North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	LOSEE RD	1
Nov 15, 2024	Cameron County, Texas	FM 509	1
Nov 15, 2024	Rutherford County, Tennessee	CR-OLD NASHVILLE HWY	1
Nov 15, 2024	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida	SR-7	1
Nov 15, 2024	Buena Park, Orange County, California	SR-91	1
Nov 8, 2024	High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina	I-74 BUS	1
Nov 8, 2024	Palm Beach County, Florida	SR-809 MILITARY TRAIL	1
Nov 6, 2024	Jefferson County, Pennsylvania	SR-28	1
Nov 2, 2024	Ingham County, Michigan	I-96	4
Oct 28, 2024	Calvert County, Maryland	SR-231 HALLOWING POINT RD	1
Oct 25, 2024	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	MU-MCKINNON ST	1
Oct 17, 2024	Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio	SR-2	1
Oct 15, 2024	Brevard County, Florida	I-95	1
Oct 12, 2024	Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois	SR- 29	1
Oct 2, 2024	Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia	I-20	1
Sep 22, 2024	Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California	I-15	1
Sep 18, 2024	Washington County, Oregon	SR-99 ODOT 91	1
Sep 8, 2024	Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas	I69 FRONTAGE	1
Sep 8, 2024	Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts	US-20 FRANKLIN ST	1
Sep 7, 2024	Benbrook, Tarrant County, Texas	MU-VICKERY BLVD	1
Sep 3, 2024	Stephenville, Erath County, Texas	US-377/SOUTH LOOP	2
Sep 3, 2024	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	S YALE AVE	1
Sep 1, 2024	Lenox, Cook County, Georgia	I-75	1

Compare Hyundai Kona 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.