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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2023 18 crashes
- 2022 27 crashes
- 2021 70 crashes
- 2020 39 crashes
- 2019 75 crashes
- 2018 86 crashes
- 2017 137 crashes
- 2016 156 crashes
- 2015 196 crashes
- 2014 120 crashes
- 2013 248 crashes
- 2012 136 crashes
- 2011 236 crashes
- 2010 46 crashes
- 2009 100 crashes
- 2008 56 crashes
- 2007 58 crashes
- 2006 87 crashes
- 2005 36 crashes
- 2004 28 crashes
- 2003 23 crashes
- 2002 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2021 | Pasadena, Harris County, Texas | FAIRMONT PKWY | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Malabar, Brevard County, Florida | SR-514 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | I-264 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana | I-65 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Ashburn, Loudoun County, Virginia | SR-267 DULLES GREENWAY | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Shelburn, Sullivan County, Indiana | SR-48 | 2 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia | CS-172019 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Sahuarita, Pima County, Arizona | LA CANADA DR | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Gove County, Kansas | I-70 | 2 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Mill Creek, Snohomish County, Washington | 35TH AVE SE | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Pulaski County, Virginia | CR-663 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | FAIRVIEW RD | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Dorchester County, South Carolina | I-95 | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Redan, DeKalb County, Georgia | SR-120 COVINGTON HWY | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Hunt County, Texas | FM 751 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | US-92 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Livingston Parish, Louisiana | I-12 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | I-90 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut | SR-8 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | US-321 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee | SR-45 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | La Marque, Galveston County, Texas | FM 1765 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | Largo, Pinellas County, Florida | SR-693 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Malheur County, Oregon | US-20 ODOT 7 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | San Diego County, California | AMMUNITION 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.