Fatal crash profile · Model

Hyundai Sonata

Compared with Hyundai · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
2,000
Fatal crashes
1,988
Deaths inside
1,103
Other deaths
1,157

Between 2020 and 2024, 2,000 vehicles described as Hyundai Sonata were involved in 1,988 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,103 people died inside these vehicles and 1,157 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 373
2021 460
2022 420
2023 391
2024 356

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

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Hyundai: 51%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 199 220
2021 245 285
2022 234 234
2023 224 217
2024 201 201

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Hyundai: 16%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Hyundai: 15%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Hyundai: 51%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Hyundai Sonata Hyundai All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.8% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.3% 15.5% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 1,460
Cloudy 272
Rain 132
Fog, Smog, Smoke 24
Snow 9

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 862
Dark - Lighted 534
Dark - Not Lighted 483
Dusk 45
Dawn 35

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 283
California 163
Texas 160
North Carolina 97
Georgia 95
Illinois 77
Ohio 75
Alabama 66
Pennsylvania 64
Tennessee 63

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Hyundai Sonata by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 2, 2024 Marion County, Arkansas 1
Jan 1, 2024 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Jan 1, 2024 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 31, 2023 Orange County, Florida 1
Dec 30, 2023 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Dec 28, 2023 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 26, 2023 Hernando County, Florida 1
Dec 23, 2023 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Dec 20, 2023 Jackson County, Indiana 2
Dec 19, 2023 Martinsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 19, 2023 Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina 1
Dec 19, 2023 Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey 1
Dec 18, 2023 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Dec 18, 2023 Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama 1
Dec 17, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 16, 2023 Kittitas County, Washington 1
Dec 16, 2023 Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida 1
Dec 15, 2023 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Dec 14, 2023 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Dec 14, 2023 Hollywood, Jackson County, Alabama 1
Dec 13, 2023 Chester County, South Carolina 1
Dec 13, 2023 Fresno County, California 1
Dec 12, 2023 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
Dec 12, 2023 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Dec 11, 2023 Aberdeen, Monmouth County, New Jersey 1

Compare Hyundai Sonata with another vehicle

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.