Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Saturn Vue
Compared with Saturn Vue · Saturn · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 43
- Fatal crashes
- 43
- Deaths inside
- 31
- Other deaths
- 17
Between 2020 and 2024, 43 vehicles described as 2005 Saturn Vue were involved in 43 fatal crashes in the United States. 31 people died inside these vehicles and 17 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 | 5 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 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
65%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Saturn Vue: 58%
- About the same as the share for Saturn: 68%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 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
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for Saturn Vue: 20%
- About 80 percent of the share for Saturn: 21%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Saturn Vue: 20%
- About the same as the share for Saturn: 20%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
53%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Saturn Vue: 56%
- About the same as the share for Saturn: 53%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2005 Saturn Vue | Saturn Vue | Saturn | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.3% | 19.7% | 20.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 18.6% | 20.4% | 20.0% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.5% | 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 | 29 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 13 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 5 |
| Texas | 5 |
| Florida | 4 |
| Tennessee | 4 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Oregon | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2022 | Muscatine County, Iowa | CR-Y14/TAYLOR AVE | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Lexington County, South Carolina | SR-278 CALKS FERRY RD | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Polk County, Tennessee | CR-BALL PLAY RD | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2021 | Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota | I-90 W | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | Highlands County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Mendocino County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee | CR-SULPHUR SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Warren County, New Jersey | SR-31 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Overton County, Tennessee | SR-52 GARRETT-MAYNORD HWY | 2 |
| May 24, 2021 | Crofton, Christian County, Kentucky | SR-9004 | 1 |
| May 6, 2021 | Indian River County, Florida | SR-60 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Morgan County, Colorado | I-76 RAMP D | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | MERIDIAN ST | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2020 | Washoe County, Nevada | US-395A | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Lenoir County, North Carolina | SR-903 | 4 |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida | AMELIA ISLAND PARKWAY | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | CR-626 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Manatee County, Florida | US-41 | 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.