Fatal crash profile · Model

Saturn SL1

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 69
Fatal crashes: 69
Deaths inside: 60
Other deaths: 16

Between 2020 and 2024, 69 vehicles described as Saturn SL1 were involved in 69 fatal crashes in the United States. 60 people died inside these vehicles and 16 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	16
2021	18
2022	18
2023	12
2024	5

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

79%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for Saturn: 68%
About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	17	3
2021	13	6
2022	15	4
2023	10	3
2024	5	0

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%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Saturn: 20%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

58%

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

About the same as the share for Saturn: 53%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Saturn SL1	Saturn	All vehicles
Driver speeding	24.6%	20.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	20.3%	20.0%	17.7%
At night	58.0%	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	46
Rain	11
Cloudy	6
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	30
Dark - Not Lighted	23
Dark - Lighted	12
Dusk	2
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
North Carolina	9
Tennessee	5
California	5
Florida	4
Washington	4
Michigan	4
Missouri	3
Ohio	3
Oregon	3
Kansas	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Saturn SL1 by model year

2002 18 crashes
2001 16 crashes
1997 12 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 21, 2021	Marion County, Oregon	CR-LANCASTER DR SE	1
Jan 18, 2021	Citrus County, Florida	SR-200	1
Jan 18, 2021	Van Buren County, Arkansas	CR- THE NEW ROAD	1
Dec 30, 2020	Rutherford County, North Carolina	SSR-1538 WHITESIDES RD	1
Dec 15, 2020	Medina County, Ohio	CR-150 EASTERN RD	1
Dec 12, 2020	Albemarle County, Virginia	SR-20/SCOTTSVILLE RD	3
Dec 9, 2020	Moore County, North Carolina	SR-24	1
Dec 7, 2020	Washington County, Tennessee	SR-36 KINGSPORT HWY	1
Nov 27, 2020	Boise, Ada County, Idaho	I-84	1
Nov 19, 2020	Colleton County, South Carolina	US-21	1
Nov 4, 2020	Hertford County, North Carolina	SR-11	2
Nov 4, 2020	Wichita County, Kansas	SR-96	1
Sep 8, 2020	Lebanon County, Pennsylvania	SR-0443 OLD STATE RD	1
Apr 20, 2020	Mililani Town, Honolulu County, Hawaii	CR-KUAHELANI AVE	1
Apr 13, 2020	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	I-95	1
Mar 1, 2020	Robertson County, Tennessee	CR-LOGAN RD	1
Feb 27, 2020	Williamson County, Illinois	CR-11 HERRIN RD	2
Jan 16, 2020	Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington	N 18TH ST	1
Jan 7, 2020	Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina	I-40	1

Compare Saturn SL1 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.