Fatal crash profile · Model

Saturn Ion

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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

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 18, 2020 Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Mar 16, 2020 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1
Mar 14, 2020 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Mar 13, 2020 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Mar 12, 2020 Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia 1
Mar 12, 2020 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 1
Mar 12, 2020 Why, Pima County, Arizona 1
Feb 23, 2020 Polk County, Wisconsin 1
Feb 20, 2020 South Gate, Los Angeles County, California 1
Feb 4, 2020 Neshoba County, Mississippi 1
Jan 21, 2020 Clark County, Washington 1
Jan 21, 2020 Rowan County, North Carolina 1
Jan 15, 2020 Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota 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.