Fatal crash profile · Make

Saturn

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 1,010
Fatal crashes: 1,009
Deaths inside: 761
Other deaths: 350

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,010 vehicles described as Saturn were involved in 1,009 fatal crashes in the United States. 761 people died inside these vehicles and 350 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	251
2021	232
2022	214
2023	194
2024	119

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

68%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	192	100
2021	165	91
2022	168	63
2023	141	65
2024	95	31

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

53%

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

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Saturn	All vehicles
Driver speeding	20.7%	19.0%
Driver drinking	20.0%	17.7%
At night	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	728
Cloudy	137
Rain	81
Fog, Smog, Smoke	8
Snow	7

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	469
Dark - Not Lighted	284
Dark - Lighted	208
Dawn	20
Dusk	19

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	81
Texas	67
North Carolina	62
Michigan	56
Florida	54
Ohio	50
Tennessee	44
Pennsylvania	43
Illinois	42
South Carolina	36

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Saturn models

Vue 304 crashes
Ion 238 crashes
Aura 109 crashes
SL2 75 crashes
SL1 69 crashes
Outlook 38 crashes
LS1 28 crashes
SC2 27 crashes
L300 19 crashes
L200 18 crashes
SC1 15 crashes
SL 14 crashes
Sky 10 crashes
Astra 9 crashes
LS2 7 crashes
SW2 6 crashes
SW1 5 crashes
Relay 5 crashes
LW2 3 crashes
LW300 3 crashes
LS 2 crashes
LW1 2 crashes
LW200 1 crash

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
Sep 17, 2021	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	E 12TH ST	1
Sep 17, 2021	Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	SR-1 SEWARD HWY	1
Sep 12, 2021	Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California	AVENUE Q	2
Sep 9, 2021	Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina	I-40	1
Sep 9, 2021	St. Clair County, Michigan	I-94	1
Sep 8, 2021	Lyon County, Nevada	SR-439 S	1
Sep 7, 2021	Vernon, Apache County, Arizona	US-60	1
Aug 25, 2021	Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Missouri	I-44	1
Aug 22, 2021	Benton County, Missouri	CR-JACKSON	1
Aug 22, 2021	Shively, Jefferson County, Kentucky	US-60 A 7TH ST RD	1
Aug 22, 2021	Clayton County, Georgia	US-19 TARA BLVD	1
Aug 21, 2021	Putnam County, Florida	US-17	1
Aug 21, 2021	Fresno, Fresno County, California	SR-41	1
Aug 18, 2021	Polk County, Florida	LAKE ALFRED RD	1
Aug 17, 2021	Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina	SR-53 CEDAR CREEK RD	1
Aug 16, 2021	Houston County, Texas	US-287	1
Aug 9, 2021	Des Moines, King County, Washington	SR-509	1
Aug 9, 2021	Los Angeles County, California	SR-138	1
Aug 8, 2021	Highlands County, Florida	US-27	1
Aug 5, 2021	Ada County, Idaho	US-20	1
Aug 5, 2021	Mendocino County, California	US-101	1
Aug 3, 2021	Lincoln County, Nevada	US-93	1
Aug 3, 2021	Drew County, Arkansas	US-65-18	1
Jul 30, 2021	Austin, Travis County, Texas	N CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY NB HWY	2
Jul 29, 2021	Tillamook County, Oregon	SR-6 ODOT 37	1

Compare Saturn 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.