Fatal crash profile · Model year

2004 Saturn Vue

Compared with Saturn Vue · Saturn · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
44
Fatal crashes
44
Deaths inside
33
Other deaths
14

Between 2020 and 2024, 44 vehicles described as 2004 Saturn Vue were involved in 44 fatal crashes in the United States. 33 people died inside these vehicles and 14 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 19
2021 9
2022 6
2023 8
2024 2

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

70%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Saturn Vue: 58%
  • About the same as the share for Saturn: 68%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 13 7
2021 8 3
2022 5 1
2023 6 2
2024 1 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

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for Saturn Vue: 20%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Saturn: 21%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

36%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.8 times the share for Saturn Vue: 20%
  • About 1.8 times the share for Saturn: 20%
  • About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

64%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Saturn Vue: 56%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Saturn: 53%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2004 Saturn Vue Saturn Vue Saturn All vehicles
Driver speeding 27.3% 19.7% 20.7% 19.0%
Driver drinking 36.4% 20.4% 20.0% 17.7%
At night 63.6% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 37
Cloudy 4
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
Dark - Not Lighted 18
Daylight 12
Dark - Lighted 11
Dawn 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
California 6
Tennessee 4
Ohio 3
Michigan 3
North Carolina 3
Florida 2
Minnesota 2
Illinois 2
Arizona 2
Kentucky 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 31, 2020 Clinton County, Indiana 1
Dec 13, 2020 Surry County, North Carolina 1
Dec 11, 2020 Camden, Camden County, New Jersey 1
Dec 7, 2020 Watonwan County, Minnesota 1
Dec 5, 2020 Loving County, Texas 1
Nov 22, 2020 Will County, Illinois 1
Nov 8, 2020 Sacramento County, California 1
Nov 5, 2020 Center Line, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Oct 26, 2020 Sumter County, Florida 1
Sep 28, 2020 Manassas, Manassas city, Virginia 1
Sep 26, 2020 Santa Barbara County, California 1
Jul 22, 2020 Davidson County, North Carolina 1
Jul 4, 2020 Kent County, Delaware 1
May 14, 2020 Hickman County, Tennessee 1
May 8, 2020 Clark County, Nevada 1
Mar 28, 2020 Lynwood, Los Angeles County, California 1
Mar 4, 2020 Trempealeau County, Wisconsin 2
Jan 26, 2020 Priceville, Morgan County, Alabama 1
Jan 1, 2020 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1

Compare 2004 Saturn Vue 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.