Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Hyundai Veloster
Compared with Hyundai Veloster · Hyundai · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 12
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2012 Hyundai Veloster were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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 90 percent of the share for Hyundai Veloster: 56%
- 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
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 60 percent of the share for Hyundai Veloster: 28%
- About the same as the share for Hyundai: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Hyundai Veloster: 26%
- About 1.1 times the share for Hyundai: 15%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
61%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Hyundai Veloster: 61%
- About 1.2 times the share for Hyundai: 51%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Hyundai Veloster | Hyundai Veloster | Hyundai | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.4% | 28.2% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.4% | 26.1% | 15.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 60.9% | 60.6% | 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 | 19 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2024 | Montgomery County, Illinois | I-55/VINCENT DEMUZIO EXPWY | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Manor, Travis County, Texas | US-290 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Oakdale, Stanislaus County, California | SR-120 N YOSEMITE AVE | 1 |
| May 21, 2024 | Mobile County, Alabama | MU-OLD PASCAGOULA RD | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | W ANN RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Kalamazoo County, Michigan | US-131 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2023 | Harris County, Texas | MU-GOSLING RD | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts | SR-106 FOUNDRY ST | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Greene County, Missouri | SR-N | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2021 | Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico | LAS ALTURAS DR | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana | VOORDE DR | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | AVENIDA CESAR CHAVEZ | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Fresno County, California | SR-33 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2021 | McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois | SR-120 ELM ST | 1 |
| May 17, 2021 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Bartow County, Georgia | SR-20 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Halifax County, North Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2021 | Archer County, Texas | SR-79 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Harris County, Texas | CR-GREENHOUSE RD | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Alton, Madison County, Illinois | FOSTERBURG RD | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Fresno County, California | SR-41 | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Fairfax County, Virginia | US-1 | 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.