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
Aug 21, 2022	Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	CORDOVA ST	2
Jul 23, 2022	St. Johns County, Florida	CR-13	1
Jul 15, 2022	San Marcos, Hays County, Texas	SR-123	1
Jul 11, 2022	Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut	SR-19	1
Jul 9, 2022	Atlantis, Palm Beach County, Florida	CONGRESS AVE	1
Jul 4, 2022	St. Louis County, Missouri	US-67 RP 279191	1
Jun 30, 2022	Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut	I-95	2
Jun 30, 2022	Agoura Hills, Los Angeles County, California	AGOURA RD	1
Jun 28, 2022	Horry County, South Carolina	CR- RIVER OAKS DRIVE	1
Jun 25, 2022	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	US-61	1
Jun 15, 2022	Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia	I-264	1
May 8, 2022	Anne Arundel County, Maryland	US-50	1
May 1, 2022	Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida	SR-64	1
Apr 20, 2022	Rose City, Orange County, Texas	I-10	2
Apr 18, 2022	Fayette County, Texas	SR-71	1
Apr 15, 2022	Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California	HEACOCK ST	1
Apr 5, 2022	Hale County, Alabama	SR-25	1
Apr 2, 2022	New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut	US-202	1
Mar 29, 2022	Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia	SR-44	1
Mar 24, 2022	Van Zandt County, Texas	SR-243	1
Mar 19, 2022	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	SR-611	2
Mar 15, 2022	Cold Spring, Putnam County, New York	US-9	1
Mar 10, 2022	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	124TH ST	2
Mar 6, 2022	Ada County, Idaho	I-84	1
Feb 8, 2022	Victorville, San Bernardino County, California	I-15	1

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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.