Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Saturn Vue
Compared with Saturn Vue · Saturn · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 18
- Fatal crashes
- 18
- Deaths inside
- 13
- Other deaths
- 9
Between 2020 and 2024, 18 vehicles described as 2003 Saturn Vue were involved in 18 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
59%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Saturn Vue: 58%
- About 85 percent of the share for Saturn: 68%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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
33%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.7 times the share for Saturn Vue: 20%
- About 1.6 times the share for Saturn: 21%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About half the share for Saturn Vue: 20%
- About 55 percent of the share for Saturn: 20%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%
67%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Saturn Vue: 56%
- About 1.2 times the share for Saturn: 53%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2003 Saturn Vue | Saturn Vue | Saturn | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 33.3% | 19.7% | 20.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 11.1% | 20.4% | 20.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 66.7% | 55.9% | 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 | 12 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2024 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | CS-138907 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Gregg County, Texas | I-20 RAMP | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Edgecombe County, North Carolina | US-64 ALT | 3 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio | US-20 MAIN RD | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Westminster, Adams County, Colorado | W 136TH AVE | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2022 | Rockbridge County, Virginia | US-11 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | E UNIVERSITY BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Sacramento County, California | SR-160 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Gary, Lake County, Indiana | W 5TH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2021 | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | GREENWOOD AVE | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | Firestone, Weld County, Colorado | CR-18 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Franklin County, Arkansas | SR-309-4 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Nash County, North Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Polk County, Oregon | SR-18 ODOT 39 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Nye County, Nevada | S ALICIA ST | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2020 | Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois | SR-161 BELT | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Hidalgo County, Texas | CR-MIDWAY RD | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | Shively, Jefferson County, Kentucky | US-31W | 3 |
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.