Fatal crash profile · Model
Hyundai Santa Fe
Compared with Hyundai · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 936
- Fatal crashes
- 933
- Deaths inside
- 447
- Other deaths
- 609
Between 2020 and 2024, 936 vehicles described as Hyundai Santa Fe were involved in 933 fatal crashes in the United States. 447 people died inside these vehicles and 609 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 176 |
| 2021 | 191 |
| 2022 | 203 |
| 2023 | 206 |
| 2024 | 160 |
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
42%
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 91 | 107 |
| 2021 | 92 | 130 |
| 2022 | 94 | 135 |
| 2023 | 94 | 134 |
| 2024 | 76 | 103 |
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%
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Hyundai: 15%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
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%
| Category | Hyundai Santa Fe | Hyundai | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.3% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 14.2% | 15.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.0% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 685 |
| Cloudy | 113 |
| Rain | 75 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 9 |
| Snow | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 459 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 223 |
| Dark - Lighted | 198 |
| Dusk | 27 |
| Dawn | 13 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 122 |
| Texas | 94 |
| California | 50 |
| Illinois | 44 |
| Pennsylvania | 39 |
| Arizona | 39 |
| New York | 34 |
| Alabama | 30 |
| Georgia | 30 |
| Virginia | 29 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Hyundai Santa Fe by model year
- 2023 31 crashes
- 2022 29 crashes
- 2021 26 crashes
- 2020 63 crashes
- 2019 44 crashes
- 2018 20 crashes
- 2017 79 crashes
- 2016 43 crashes
- 2015 30 crashes
- 2014 46 crashes
- 2013 51 crashes
- 2012 42 crashes
- 2011 50 crashes
- 2010 35 crashes
- 2009 59 crashes
- 2008 46 crashes
- 2007 65 crashes
- 2006 22 crashes
- 2005 45 crashes
- 2004 49 crashes
- 2003 33 crashes
- 2002 17 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 24, 2024 | Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona | SR-88 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Clark County, Nevada | SR-612 NELLIS BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Sacaton, Pinal County, Arizona | CASA BLANCA RD | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2024 | Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho | I-84 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | SR-105 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Auburn, Lee County, Alabama | MU-SOCIETY HILL RD | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina | US-401 BUS RAMSEY ST | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Buena, Atlantic County, New Jersey | US-40 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Shelby County, Illinois | SR- 16 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | Martin County, Florida | SR-5 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah | 13400 S | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Avon, Livingston County, New York | US-20 AVON E AVON RD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | SR-85 S FORT ST | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Visalia, Tulare County, California | W VINE AV | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2023 | Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | I-376 PENN LINCOLN PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York | US-44 DUTCHESS TURNPIKE | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Seco, Letcher County, Kentucky | SR-805 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia | MU-084503 S HAMILTON ST | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Snohomish County, Washington | CR-NORTH RD | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia | US-41 SR-3 COBB PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2023 | Hendry County, Florida | SR-80 | 2 |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota | US-14 A | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Talladega County, Alabama | SR-34 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois | SR-161 CARLYLE AVE | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas | MU-UNIVERSITY AVE | 1 |
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.