Fatal crash profile · Model

Hyundai Veloster

Compared with Hyundai · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
142
Fatal crashes
142
Deaths inside
83
Other deaths
66

Between 2020 and 2024, 142 vehicles described as Hyundai Veloster were involved in 142 fatal crashes in the United States. 83 people died inside these vehicles and 66 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 29
2021 34
2022 28
2023 30
2024 21

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

56%

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 15 16
2021 24 14
2022 16 12
2023 16 15
2024 12 9

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

28%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.8 times the share for Hyundai: 16%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.7 times the share for Hyundai: 15%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

61%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for Hyundai: 51%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Hyundai Veloster Hyundai All vehicles
Driver speeding 28.2% 15.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 26.1% 15.5% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 107
Cloudy 19
Rain 11
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 1

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 54
Dark - Not Lighted 40
Dark - Lighted 38
Dusk 4
Dawn 3

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
Texas 16
Florida 15
California 13
Illinois 7
Ohio 6
Arizona 6
New Mexico 5
North Carolina 5
Maryland 4
Colorado 4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Hyundai Veloster 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
Mar 1, 2022 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Feb 6, 2022 Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina 1
Jan 16, 2022 Westminster, Orange County, California 1
Jan 14, 2022 Nassau County, Florida 1
Dec 24, 2021 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Dec 19, 2021 Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico 1
Nov 26, 2021 Elbert County, Colorado 2
Nov 12, 2021 Union County, South Carolina 1
Nov 2, 2021 Mt Laurel, Burlington County, New Jersey 1
Oct 31, 2021 South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana 1
Oct 30, 2021 Monroe County, Florida 1
Oct 21, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Oct 18, 2021 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Sep 19, 2021 Harris County, Texas 2
Sep 6, 2021 Snohomish County, Washington 1
Sep 5, 2021 Santa Fe County, New Mexico 2
Aug 16, 2021 Fresno County, California 1
Jul 20, 2021 Huron County, Michigan 1
Jul 16, 2021 Acton, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 1
Jun 29, 2021 Williamson County, Texas 1
Jun 27, 2021 Soperton, Treutlen County, Georgia 1
Jun 24, 2021 Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jun 17, 2021 McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois 1
Jun 16, 2021 Islip, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jun 14, 2021 Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas 1

Compare Hyundai Veloster 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.