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
Jan 17, 2022	Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida	SR-590 DREW ST	1
Jan 6, 2022	Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County, California	SR-60 RAMP	1
Dec 22, 2021	Champaign County, Illinois	I-57	1
Dec 10, 2021	Sunrise, Broward County, Florida	SUNRISE LAKES BLVD	1
Dec 3, 2021	Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama	I-565	1
Nov 16, 2021	Shoreline, King County, Washington	LINDEN AVE N	1
Oct 17, 2021	Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana	I-74	2
Sep 27, 2021	Carlsbad, San Diego County, California	I-5 RAMP	1
Sep 4, 2021	Darlington County, South Carolina	I-20	1
Aug 14, 2021	Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas	I-440-139	1
Aug 13, 2021	Cherry Hills Village, Arapahoe County, Colorado	US-285	1
Jul 26, 2021	Wayne County, Pennsylvania	US-6 FORTINIA RD	1
Jul 25, 2021	Lexington County, South Carolina	I-26	2
Jul 8, 2021	Pierce County, Washington	SR-123	1
Jun 29, 2021	Charlotte County, Florida	SR-31	2
Jun 16, 2021	Gadsden County, Florida	US-90	1
Jun 4, 2021	McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia	I-495	1
May 9, 2021	Palm Beach County, Florida	I-95	1
Apr 27, 2021	Walker County, Georgia	SR-1	1
Mar 20, 2021	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	SR-2043 BROWNSVILLE RD	1
Mar 15, 2021	Murrieta, Riverside County, California	I-215	1
Feb 27, 2021	Martin County, Florida	BRIDGE RD	1
Feb 13, 2021	Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona	SR-82	1
Feb 11, 2021	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-35W TOLLWAY	6
Jan 21, 2021	McKinney, Collin County, Texas	US-380/UNIVERSITY DR	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.