Fatal crash profile · Model year
2014 Hyundai Sonata
Compared with Hyundai Sonata · Hyundai · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 120
- Fatal crashes
- 120
- Deaths inside
- 69
- Other deaths
- 68
Between 2020 and 2024, 120 vehicles described as 2014 Hyundai Sonata were involved in 120 fatal crashes in the United States. 69 people died inside these vehicles and 68 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 cars or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2024 | 23 |
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
50%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Hyundai Sonata: 49%
- About the same as the share for Hyundai: 51%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 20 |
| 2021 | 18 | 17 |
| 2022 | 14 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 | 13 |
| 2024 | 16 | 10 |
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
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Hyundai Sonata: 17%
- About 1.1 times the share for Hyundai: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Hyundai Sonata: 17%
- About 1.2 times the share for Hyundai: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
64%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Hyundai Sonata: 55%
- About 1.3 times the share for Hyundai: 51%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2014 Hyundai Sonata | Hyundai Sonata | Hyundai | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.5% | 16.8% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.3% | 17.3% | 15.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 64.2% | 55.0% | 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 | 86 |
| Cloudy | 16 |
| Rain | 12 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 43 |
| Dark - Lighted | 34 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 32 |
| Dusk | 5 |
| Dawn | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 13 |
| California | 12 |
| Georgia | 9 |
| Texas | 9 |
| South Carolina | 7 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Mississippi | 5 |
| Ohio | 5 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| Virginia | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2021 | Athens, Limestone County, Alabama | US-72 SR-2 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2021 | Bamberg County, South Carolina | SR-123 SPRING BRANCH RD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Wicomico County, Maryland | US-13BU | 2 |
| Jul 6, 2021 | Islip, Suffolk County, New York | SR-908K SAGTIKOS STATE PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | Godley, Johnson County, Texas | FM 2331 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2021 | Orange County, Florida | WEST WETHERBEE ROAD | 1 |
| May 31, 2021 | Springfield, Clark County, Ohio | US-40 MAIN ST | 2 |
| May 17, 2021 | Custer County, Oklahoma | I-40 | 4 |
| May 13, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-70 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi | 25TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W CAMELBACK RD | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee | I-75 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon | NW EASTMAN PKWY | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi | SR-605 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2021 | Forrest County, Mississippi | US-98 | 2 |
| Jan 23, 2021 | Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida | 118TH AVE N | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Monroe County, Tennessee | SR-39 MECCA PK | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Flordell Hills, St. Louis County, Missouri | JENNINGS STATION RD | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Umatilla County, Oregon | CR-JOY LN | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | SR-178 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | US-1 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | SR-70 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Putnam County, Florida | CR-308B | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2020 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-874 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Sacramento County, California | WEST ELVERTA RD | 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.