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
May 25, 2020 Hancock County, Illinois 1
May 23, 2020 Smith County, Texas 2
May 23, 2020 Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
May 22, 2020 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
May 21, 2020 Fulton County, Georgia 2
May 20, 2020 Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania 1
May 19, 2020 Union, Knox County, Maine 1
May 17, 2020 Talladega County, Alabama 1
May 16, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
May 16, 2020 Manatee County, Florida 1
May 14, 2020 Wood County, Wisconsin 2
May 10, 2020 Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1
May 7, 2020 Tate County, Mississippi 2
May 5, 2020 Shannon County, South Dakota 1
May 5, 2020 Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
May 4, 2020 Lansing, Cook County, Illinois 2
May 4, 2020 Orange County, Florida 1
May 3, 2020 Schiller Park, Cook County, Illinois 1
May 2, 2020 Autauga County, Alabama 1
May 1, 2020 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 1
Apr 30, 2020 Yalobusha County, Mississippi 1
Apr 30, 2020 Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida 1
Apr 29, 2020 Poinsett County, Arkansas 1
Apr 24, 2020 Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Apr 23, 2020 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 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.