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
Mar 17, 2022	Churchill County, Nevada	SR-361	1
Mar 9, 2022	Lexington County, South Carolina	SR-602 PLATT SPRINGS RD	1
Mar 5, 2022	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	SR-5	1
Mar 1, 2022	Gloucester County, New Jersey	SR-42	1
Feb 27, 2022	Bay County, Michigan	CR-PINCONNING RD	1
Feb 9, 2022	Hinds County, Mississippi	SR-18	1
Jan 13, 2022	Spokane County, Washington	CR-N WOOD RD	1
Jan 3, 2022	Fulton County, Illinois	SR-9	1
Jan 2, 2022	Clinton County, Pennsylvania	SR-477 MILL ST	1
Dec 31, 2021	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	W FORT LOWELL RD	1
Dec 24, 2021	North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas	I-40-552	1
Dec 17, 2021	Oakland County, Michigan	CR-HOLCOMB RD	1
Nov 14, 2021	Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington	SR-161	1
Nov 14, 2021	Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan	CR-WEISS ST	1
Oct 27, 2021	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	BRUNDAGE LN	1
Oct 25, 2021	Shasta County, California	CANYON RD	1
Oct 23, 2021	Jennings County, Indiana	SR-7	1
Oct 22, 2021	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	I-240	1
Oct 22, 2021	Kirtland, San Juan County, New Mexico	US-64	1
Oct 13, 2021	Dillon County, South Carolina	SR-34 HWY 34	1
Oct 10, 2021	Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia	I-520	1
Oct 2, 2021	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas	PERSHING DR	1
Oct 1, 2021	Cass County, Michigan	CR-MASON ST	1
Sep 29, 2021	Haralson County, Georgia	SR-113	1
Sep 28, 2021	Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania	WILKES BARRE BL	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.