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
May 3, 2024	Rochester, Monroe County, New York	BLOSS ST	1
May 2, 2024	Rowan County, North Carolina	SSR-1001 AMITY HILL RD	1
Apr 25, 2024	Yakima County, Washington	CR-S WILEY RD	1
Apr 22, 2024	Warrick County, Indiana	CR-FOLSOMVILLE RD	1
Apr 20, 2024	Crawford County, Kansas	SR-3	1
Apr 14, 2024	Knox County, Tennessee	CR-SCHAEFFER RD	1
Apr 14, 2024	Gibson County, Indiana	US-41	1
Apr 14, 2024	Franklin, Heard County, Georgia	CR-149	1
Apr 14, 2024	Troup County, Georgia	SR-1	1
Apr 14, 2024	Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas	SR-5	1
Apr 11, 2024	Llano County, Texas	SR-29	1
Apr 7, 2024	Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico	MU-E TENTH ST	1
Apr 6, 2024	Boone County, Missouri	I-70	1
Apr 3, 2024	Fresno County, California	RUTH HILL RD	1
Mar 29, 2024	Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts	LYNN ST	1
Mar 28, 2024	Taft, Kern County, California	SR-33	1
Mar 23, 2024	Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia	CR-9/56 N RALEIGH ST	1
Mar 21, 2024	Scurry County, Texas	US-84	1
Mar 20, 2024	Avondale, Maricopa County, Arizona	I-10	1
Mar 13, 2024	Chattooga County, Georgia	CR-014700	1
Mar 12, 2024	Walker County, Texas	FM 247	1
Mar 11, 2024	New Castle County, Delaware	BOYDS CORNER ROAD	1
Feb 26, 2024	Bertie County, North Carolina	US-17	1
Feb 24, 2024	Gregg County, Texas	I-20 RAMP	1
Feb 22, 2024	Hinds County, Mississippi	SR-18	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.