Fatal crash profile · Make

Saturn

Compared with All vehicles

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 Deaths
Jan 13, 2021 Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina 1
Jan 13, 2021 DeSoto County, Mississippi 1
Jan 13, 2021 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Jan 9, 2021 Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina 1
Jan 7, 2021 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Jan 5, 2021 Rock County, Wisconsin 1
Jan 5, 2021 Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jan 2, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 31, 2020 Clinton County, Indiana 1
Dec 30, 2020 Rutherford County, North Carolina 1
Dec 27, 2020 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 26, 2020 Robeson County, North Carolina 1
Dec 24, 2020 Miami Shores, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Dec 23, 2020 Atascosa County, Texas 2
Dec 23, 2020 Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 22, 2020 Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 21, 2020 Boundary County, Idaho 2
Dec 16, 2020 Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Dec 15, 2020 Medina County, Ohio 1
Dec 15, 2020 Wasco, Kern County, California 1
Dec 14, 2020 Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana 1
Dec 13, 2020 Surry County, North Carolina 1
Dec 13, 2020 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Dec 12, 2020 Albemarle County, Virginia 3
Dec 12, 2020 Deferiet, Jefferson County, New York 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.