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
Feb 23, 2021	Moultrie County, Illinois	CR-1600	1
Jan 31, 2021	Hillsdale County, Michigan	US-127 S MERIDIAN RD	1
Jan 15, 2021	Cobb County, Georgia	CR-POWDER SPRINGS RD	1
Jan 13, 2021	Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee	N GRAYCROFT AV	1
Jan 7, 2021	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky	E INDIAN TRAIL	1
Dec 24, 2020	Miami Shores, Miami-Dade County, Florida	95TH ST	1
Dec 22, 2020	Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas	I-20	1
Dec 16, 2020	Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan	CR-SEVEN MILE RD	1
Dec 14, 2020	Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana	I-65N	1
Dec 13, 2020	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia	SR-3	1
Dec 12, 2020	Deferiet, Jefferson County, New York	SR-3A	1
Nov 24, 2020	Indiana County, Pennsylvania	US-119 PATRICK J STAPLETON HW	1
Nov 10, 2020	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	SR-23 MAIN ST	1
Nov 3, 2020	Kanabec County, Minnesota	SR-65	1
Oct 30, 2020	Lindstrom, Chisago County, Minnesota	US-8	2
Oct 26, 2020	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-924	1
Oct 25, 2020	Renville County, Minnesota	US-212	1
Oct 16, 2020	Fraser, Macomb County, Michigan	CR-16 MILE RD	1
Oct 14, 2020	Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois	SR-64	1
Oct 3, 2020	Gary, Lake County, Indiana	15TH AVE	1
Sep 25, 2020	Sodus, Wayne County, New York	CR-238 BUERMAN RD	2
Sep 12, 2020	Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire	SR-16	1
Aug 30, 2020	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	SW 29TH ST	1
Aug 27, 2020	Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas	W DOUGLAS RD	1
Aug 23, 2020	Smith County, Texas	SR-64	1

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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.