Fatal crash profile · Make
Hyundai
Compared with All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 7,756
- Fatal crashes
- 7,618
- Deaths inside
- 4,440
- Other deaths
- 4,327
Between 2020 and 2024, 7,756 vehicles described as Hyundai were involved in 7,618 fatal crashes in the United States. 4,440 people died inside these vehicles and 4,327 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 | 1,377 |
| 2021 | 1,588 |
| 2022 | 1,654 |
| 2023 | 1,615 |
| 2024 | 1,522 |
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
51%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 791 | 739 |
| 2021 | 920 | 911 |
| 2022 | 932 | 936 |
| 2023 | 924 | 895 |
| 2024 | 873 | 846 |
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
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
51%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Hyundai | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 15.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 5,650 |
| Cloudy | 952 |
| Rain | 531 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 77 |
| Snow | 45 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 3,595 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1,822 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1,793 |
| Dusk | 172 |
| Dawn | 144 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 999 |
| Texas | 689 |
| California | 652 |
| North Carolina | 341 |
| Pennsylvania | 306 |
| Illinois | 304 |
| Georgia | 295 |
| Ohio | 259 |
| Arizona | 250 |
| Tennessee | 248 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Hyundai models
- Elantra 2,244 crashes
- Sonata 1,988 crashes
- Santa Fe 933 crashes
- Tucson 709 crashes
- Accent 629 crashes
- Kona 192 crashes
- Veloster 142 crashes
- Genesis 138 crashes
- Santa Fe Sport 116 crashes
- Palisade 111 crashes
- Genesis Coupe 89 crashes
- Azera 82 crashes
- Tiburon 81 crashes
- Venue 52 crashes
- Ioniq 41 crashes
- Veracruz 33 crashes
- Elantra GT 31 crashes
- SANTA CRUZ 28 crashes
- Entourage 19 crashes
- XG 350 12 crashes
- Elantra Touring 9 crashes
- Santa Fe XL 8 crashes
- Equus 6 crashes
- Elantra N 6 crashes
- XG350 5 crashes
- IONIQ 5 3 crashes
- Kona N 3 crashes
- Veloster N 3 crashes
- XG300 3 crashes
- Kona Electric 2 crashes
- Ioniq 6 1 crash
- Excel 1 crash
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2024 | Livingston County, Illinois | TS-N 2300 RD E | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia | US-278 SR-12 COVINGTON HWY | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-826 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Laveen, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-202 | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Middlesex County, Virginia | SR-3 GREYS POINT RD | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee | US-11/70 SR-1 E MAGNOLIA AVE | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts | US-6 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Los Angeles County, California | IMPERIAL HWY | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pulaski County, Arkansas | I-530 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia | SR-167 MT PLEASANT RD | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina | SR-66 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Hempstead, Nassau County, New York | GRAND TERRACE AVE | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Orange County, Florida | SR-91 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado | I-70 | 3 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | CR-678 BUFORD RD | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Oakdale, Stanislaus County, California | SR-120 N YOSEMITE AVE | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Riverside County, California | SR-91 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Fayette County, Tennessee | CR-FEATHERS CHAPEL DR | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Tucker, DeKalb County, Georgia | SR-041000 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Imperial County, California | SR-98 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona | COTTONWOOD | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Bladen County, North Carolina | SSR-1700 MERCER MILL BRWN MARS | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | I-64 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | South Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois | MU-SAUK TR | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2024 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | I-35 | 2 |
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.