Fatal crash profile · Model year
2020 Hyundai Sonata
Compared with Hyundai Sonata · Hyundai · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 39
- Fatal crashes
- 39
- Deaths inside
- 22
- Other deaths
- 22
Between 2020 and 2024, 39 vehicles described as 2020 Hyundai Sonata were involved in 39 fatal crashes in the United States. 22 people died inside these vehicles and 22 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 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 16 |
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 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 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
10%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 60 percent of the share for Hyundai Sonata: 17%
- About two-thirds of the share for Hyundai: 16%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 45 percent of the share for Hyundai Sonata: 17%
- About half the share for Hyundai: 15%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
41%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About three-quarters of the share for Hyundai Sonata: 55%
- About 80 percent of the share for Hyundai: 51%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2020 Hyundai Sonata | Hyundai Sonata | Hyundai | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 10.3% | 16.8% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 7.7% | 17.3% | 15.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 41.0% | 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 | 24 |
| Cloudy | 12 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 21 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 7 |
| California | 4 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| New York | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2022 | Suffern, Rockland County, New York | US-202 HAVERSTRAW RD | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Inyo County, California | US-395 | 2 |
| May 17, 2022 | Columbiana County, Ohio | SR-170 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2022 | Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York | CARMANS RD | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California | CARSON ST | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut | SR-8 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | DeKalb County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Iredell County, North Carolina | SR-152 LANDIS HWY | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Edgerton, Johnson County, Kansas | WAVERLY RD | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Helotes, Bexar County, Texas | SR-16/BANDERA ROAD | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | DeKalb County, Georgia | I-85 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | Marion County, Florida | US-441 | 3 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | N RAMPART BLVD | 1 |
| May 25, 2020 | Hancock County, Illinois | CR-32 | 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.