Fatal crash profile · Model year
2000 Saturn SL2
Compared with Saturn SL2 · Saturn · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 1
Between 2020 and 2024, 12 vehicles described as 2000 Saturn SL2 were involved in 12 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 1 person 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
92%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Saturn SL2: 88%
- About 1.3 times the share for Saturn: 68%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 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
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 5 percent of the share for Saturn SL2: 15%
- About 5 percent of the share for Saturn: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 80 percent of the share for Saturn SL2: 11%
- About 40 percent of the share for Saturn: 20%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 18%
17%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 40 percent of the share for Saturn SL2: 44%
- About one-third of the share for Saturn: 53%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2000 Saturn SL2 | Saturn SL2 | Saturn | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 14.7% | 20.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 8.3% | 10.7% | 20.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 16.7% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| California | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | Champaign County, Illinois | CR- 11 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida | SR-441 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Llano County, Texas | SR-29 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | York County, Pennsylvania | SR-382 LEWISBERRY RD | 1 |
| May 15, 2023 | Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah | US-6 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | El Paso County, Colorado | CR-CALHAN HWY | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina | US-19 | 2 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Coles County, Illinois | SR-130 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Hidalgo County, Texas | CR-FLORAL RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | San Bernardino County, California | NATIONAL TRAILS HWY | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | PENNSYLVANIA AVE | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | CR-FLOYD RD | 1 |
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.