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
Oct 25, 2023	Greene County, Indiana	SR-157	1
Oct 24, 2023	Searsport, Waldo County, Maine	SAVERY RD	1
Oct 20, 2023	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	SR-73	1
Sep 26, 2023	Cameron County, Texas	FM 803	2
Sep 14, 2023	Cook County, Illinois	SR-72 W TOUHY AVE	1
Sep 11, 2023	Montgomery County, Ohio	TS-88 SPRING VALLEY PIKE	1
Sep 3, 2023	Rockwall, Rockwall County, Texas	I-30	1
Aug 20, 2023	Manatee County, Florida	I-75 RAMP	1
Aug 14, 2023	Lutcher, St. James Parish, Louisiana	US-61	1
Aug 8, 2023	Columbiana, Columbiana County, Ohio	SR-14	1
Jul 23, 2023	Huntington Beach, Orange County, California	SR-39 BEACH BLVD	1
Jul 10, 2023	Citrus County, Florida	SR-200	1
Jun 30, 2023	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	MU-RITTIMAN RD	1
Jun 2, 2023	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania	SR-437 CHURCH ST	1
May 19, 2023	Johnston County, North Carolina	SSR-1330 POLENTA RD	1
May 15, 2023	Cannon County, Tennessee	US-70S SR-1 MCMINNVILLE HWY	1
May 1, 2023	Clinton County, Ohio	US-68	1
Apr 14, 2023	Columbia County, Florida	SR-47	1
Apr 12, 2023	Clark County, Nevada	S PECOS RD	1
Apr 11, 2023	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	SR-175 SHELBY DR	3
Mar 9, 2023	Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida	MU-OLD BURNT STORE RD S	1
Feb 18, 2023	Wendover, Tooele County, Utah	I-80	1
Feb 13, 2023	Myton, Duchesne County, Utah	US-40	1
Jan 10, 2023	Jefferson County, Missouri	I-55	1
Jan 6, 2023	Lake County, Florida	CR-473	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.