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
Aug 23, 2020	Hamilton County, Tennessee	CR-GANN RD	2
Aug 23, 2020	Montgomery County, Ohio	CR-218 WAGNER FORD RD	1
Aug 23, 2020	Fresno County, California	SR-180	1
Aug 22, 2020	Port Edwards, Wood County, Wisconsin	CR-Z	2
Aug 21, 2020	Livingston Parish, Louisiana	SR-63	1
Aug 18, 2020	Lenoir County, North Carolina	SR-903	4
Aug 18, 2020	Kenner, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	CLEMSON DR	1
Aug 15, 2020	Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota	8TH AVE	2
Aug 14, 2020	Northampton County, North Carolina	SR-35	1
Aug 13, 2020	Mercer County, Ohio	CR-21B WABASH RD	1
Aug 10, 2020	Laramie County, Wyoming	CR-409 BLUE SKY RD	1
Aug 10, 2020	Nacogdoches County, Texas	SR-21	1
Aug 10, 2020	Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida	NE 15TH ST	1
Aug 7, 2020	Salem, Marion County, Oregon	LIBERTY RD S	1
Aug 7, 2020	Clark County, Idaho	I-15	1
Aug 3, 2020	Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	2699 73RD AVE	1
Aug 2, 2020	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky	US-31 E	1
Aug 1, 2020	Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee	CR-MORGANTON RD	1
Aug 1, 2020	Kailua Kona, Hawaii County, Hawaii	CR-KAIMINANI DRIVE	1
Jul 31, 2020	Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia	CR-151600 OLD WAYNESBORO RD	1
Jul 31, 2020	Pasco County, Florida	US-19	1
Jul 29, 2020	Ashland County, Ohio	I-71	4
Jul 28, 2020	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois	RAYMOND ST	1
Jul 27, 2020	Shively, Jefferson County, Kentucky	US-31W	3
Jul 25, 2020	Hinesburg, Chittenden County, Vermont	SR-116	2

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.