Fatal crash profile · Model

Saturn SL2

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 75
Fatal crashes: 75
Deaths inside: 74
Other deaths: 10

Between 2020 and 2024, 75 vehicles described as Saturn SL2 were involved in 75 fatal crashes in the United States. 74 people died inside these vehicles and 10 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	25
2021	15
2022	16
2023	10
2024	9

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

88%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.3 times the share for Saturn: 68%
About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	25	4
2021	16	1
2022	16	2
2023	8	2
2024	9	1

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

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About two-thirds of the share for Saturn: 21%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

11%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About half the share for Saturn: 20%
About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

44%

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

About 80 percent of the share for Saturn: 53%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Saturn SL2	Saturn	All vehicles
Driver speeding	14.7%	20.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	10.7%	20.0%	17.7%
At night	44.0%	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	51
Cloudy	13
Rain	5

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	40
Dark - Not Lighted	21
Dark - Lighted	10
Dusk	2
Dawn	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
California	6
Texas	5
Ohio	4
Georgia	4
Illinois	4
Tennessee	3
Alabama	3
Pennsylvania	3
Arizona	3
Indiana	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Saturn SL2 by model year

2002 14 crashes
2000 12 crashes
1999 14 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 10, 2024	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	US-40 BROAD ST	1
Nov 11, 2024	Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut	I-91	1
Nov 7, 2024	Champaign County, Illinois	CR- 11	1
Oct 17, 2024	Trumbull County, Ohio	SR-5 ELM RD	1
Aug 28, 2024	Geauga County, Ohio	SR-87 KINSMAN RD	2
Jun 3, 2024	Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida	SR-441	1
Apr 14, 2024	Troup County, Georgia	SR-1	1
Apr 11, 2024	Llano County, Texas	SR-29	1
Feb 6, 2024	York County, Pennsylvania	SR-382 LEWISBERRY RD	1
Dec 2, 2023	Stanislaus County, California	SR-99	1
Nov 8, 2023	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	S FRONTAGE RD	1
Aug 13, 2023	Cowlitz County, Washington	CR-PACIFIC WAY	1
Jul 31, 2023	Hendricks County, Indiana	US-40	1
Jun 30, 2023	Marshall County, Tennessee	SR-373 MOORESVILLE HWY	1
Jun 3, 2023	Shelby County, Tennessee	CR-PLEASANT RIDGE RD	1
May 15, 2023	Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah	US-6	1
Apr 13, 2023	Polk County, Florida	SR-60	1
Mar 8, 2023	Concordia Parish, Louisiana	US-425	1
Feb 7, 2023	Richland County, Wisconsin	CR-B	1
Dec 19, 2022	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	MU-1395	1
Dec 16, 2022	Madison County, Kentucky	CR-S DOGWOOD DR	1
Dec 16, 2022	Valentine, Mohave County, Arizona	SR-66	1
Oct 25, 2022	El Paso County, Colorado	CR-CALHAN HWY	1
Sep 30, 2022	Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina	US-19	2
Sep 22, 2022	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas	SR-103/ATKINSON DR	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.