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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2023 | Safford, Graham County, Arizona | US-70 | 2 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Autauga County, Alabama | SR-14 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Newark, Essex County, New Jersey | ELWOOD AVE | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Upson County, Georgia | CR-042200 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | Sussex County, Delaware | SR-9 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2023 | Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois | FULTON AVE | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Iredell County, North Carolina | SSR-1150 LINWOOD RD | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Hillsborough County, Florida | HANLEY RD | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Baytown, Harris County, Texas | I10 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Kahalu`u, Honolulu County, Hawaii | SR-83 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio | US-42 READING RD | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | N 35TH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Clark County, Nevada | I-15 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | N TATUM BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Encinitas, San Diego County, California | N EL CAMINO REAL | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | MU-VICKERY BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona | W PEORIA AVE | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Alexandria, Alexandria city, Virginia | I-395 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Beckham County, Oklahoma | US-66 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | US-30 LINCOLN HW | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | SR-29 CEDAR CREST BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Winfield, Marion County, Alabama | US-43 SR-118 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | Bear Lake County, Idaho | US-89 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | MU-HARMON RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | US-77 E 2ND ST | 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.