Fatal crash profile · Model

Saturn Ion

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 238
Fatal crashes: 238
Deaths inside: 194
Other deaths: 59

Between 2020 and 2024, 238 vehicles described as Saturn Ion were involved in 238 fatal crashes in the United States. 194 people died inside these vehicles and 59 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	58
2021	46
2022	57
2023	47
2024	30

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

77%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.1 times the share for Saturn: 68%
About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	45	20
2021	37	12
2022	48	12
2023	38	9
2024	26	6

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

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Saturn: 21%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Saturn: 20%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

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 Ion	Saturn	All vehicles
Driver speeding	25.2%	20.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	21.8%	20.0%	17.7%
At night	53.8%	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	167
Cloudy	32
Rain	22
Snow	3
Fog, Smog, Smoke	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	108
Dark - Not Lighted	67
Dark - Lighted	55
Dawn	4
Dusk	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
California	20
Michigan	19
Pennsylvania	15
Texas	14
Florida	13
Indiana	12
South Carolina	11
Georgia	10
Washington	9
North Carolina	8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Saturn Ion by model year

2007 68 crashes
2006 62 crashes
2005 30 crashes
2004 45 crashes
2003 32 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
Dec 27, 2024	Linn County, Iowa	US-151/SR-13	1
Dec 26, 2024	Stanislaus County, California	SR-132	1
Dec 25, 2024	Wellston, Jackson County, Ohio	SR-349	1
Dec 6, 2024	Winchester, Winchester city, Virginia	SR-7 BERRYVILLE AVE	1
Dec 5, 2024	St. Lucie County, Florida	CR-709	1
Dec 1, 2024	Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida	US-90	1
Nov 5, 2024	Chatfield, Olmsted County, Minnesota	SR-30	1
Nov 5, 2024	Hawthorne, Alachua County, Florida	US-301	1
Oct 28, 2024	New Paltz, Ulster County, New York	CR-61 LIBERTYVILLE RD	1
Sep 7, 2024	Owsley County, Kentucky	SR-30	1
Aug 19, 2024	Dorchester County, South Carolina	US-17 US 17 A HWY	1
Aug 14, 2024	Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina	US-25	1
Aug 3, 2024	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	US-64/70 SR-1 SUMMER AVE	1
Jul 2, 2024	Mineral County, Nevada	US-95	1
Jun 26, 2024	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan	FISK ST	1
Jun 9, 2024	Kershaw County, South Carolina	US-1 US HWY 1	1
May 21, 2024	Mercer County, New Jersey	CR-518	1
May 13, 2024	Cerritos, Los Angeles County, California	SR-91	1
May 2, 2024	Rowan County, North Carolina	SSR-1001 AMITY HILL RD	1
Apr 25, 2024	Yakima County, Washington	CR-S WILEY RD	1
Apr 14, 2024	Gibson County, Indiana	US-41	1
Apr 6, 2024	Boone County, Missouri	I-70	1
Apr 3, 2024	Fresno County, California	RUTH HILL RD	1
Mar 28, 2024	Taft, Kern County, California	SR-33	1
Mar 23, 2024	Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia	CR-9/56 N RALEIGH ST	1

Compare Saturn Ion 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.