Fatal crash profile · Model

Saturn Aura

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 109
Fatal crashes: 109
Deaths inside: 70
Other deaths: 43

Between 2020 and 2024, 109 vehicles described as Saturn Aura were involved in 109 fatal crashes in the United States. 70 people died inside these vehicles and 43 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	23
2021	34
2022	18
2023	22
2024	12

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

62%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Saturn: 68%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	12	12
2021	21	15
2022	12	6
2023	15	8
2024	10	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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for Saturn: 21%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Saturn: 20%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

49%

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

About the same as the share for Saturn: 53%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Saturn Aura	Saturn	All vehicles
Driver speeding	21.1%	20.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	18.3%	20.0%	17.7%
At night	48.6%	53.4%	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	85
Cloudy	13
Rain	7
Sleet or Hail	1
Snow	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	53
Dark - Lighted	29
Dark - Not Lighted	21
Dawn	5
Dark - Unknown Lighting	1

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
Michigan	11
Ohio	10
Texas	9
California	9
Florida	7
Illinois	6
South Carolina	5
Arizona	4
Tennessee	4
Indiana	4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Saturn Aura by model year

2009 22 crashes
2008 35 crashes
2007 51 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
Jan 31, 2022	Hamilton County, Ohio	CR-61 RIVER RD	1
Jan 2, 2022	Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina	SR-11 MAGNOLIA EXT	1
Dec 23, 2021	Littlefield, Mohave County, Arizona	I-15	1
Dec 17, 2021	Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio	CR-24 DORR ST	1
Dec 12, 2021	Hillsborough County, Florida	CR-672	1
Dec 2, 2021	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky	S 7TH ST	1
Nov 28, 2021	Houston, Harris County, Texas	HUGHES RD	1
Oct 22, 2021	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	E WASHINGTON ST	1
Oct 22, 2021	Tippecanoe County, Indiana	CR-800	1
Oct 13, 2021	Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut	SR-12	1
Oct 8, 2021	Greenville County, South Carolina	SR-62 SHAW STREET	1
Sep 24, 2021	Union County, Pennsylvania	SR-0304 HW	1
Sep 20, 2021	Camp County, Texas	CR-2412	1
Sep 19, 2021	Washtenaw County, Michigan	CR-RAWSONVILLE RD	1
Sep 17, 2021	Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin	S ONEIDA ST	1
Sep 9, 2021	Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina	I-40	1
Aug 21, 2021	Putnam County, Florida	US-17	1
Jul 26, 2021	Kershaw County, South Carolina	SR-34 RIDGEWAY RD	1
Jul 14, 2021	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	TL 5 DALLAS NORTH	1
Jun 28, 2021	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	I-35 N	1
Jun 23, 2021	Barron County, Wisconsin	SR-48	2
Jun 19, 2021	Monroe County, Michigan	SR-50 TECHUMSEH ST	2
Jun 7, 2021	Los Angeles County, California	SR-138	1
May 30, 2021	Barnwell County, South Carolina	SR-3	1
May 30, 2021	Burton, Genesee County, Michigan	SR-54 DORT HWY	1

Compare Saturn Aura 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.