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Cars most often involved in fatal crashes

Models ranked by how many times they appear in fatal crashes across 2020–2024. Popular models appear more often simply because there are more of them on the road, so this is not a safety rating.

#	Model	Vehicles in fatal crashes	Occupant deaths	Other deaths
1	Honda Accord	5,920	3,776	2,838
2	Toyota Camry	5,737	3,359	3,070
3	Honda Civic	5,161	3,393	2,281
4	Nissan Altima	4,243	2,737	2,087
5	Toyota Corolla	4,088	2,602	1,987
6	Chevrolet Malibu	2,903	1,808	1,431
7	Chevrolet Impala	2,424	1,630	1,118
8	Ford Fusion	2,413	1,359	1,336
9	Hyundai Elantra	2,251	1,455	1,085
10	Nissan Sentra	2,237	1,486	1,045
11	Ford Focus	2,077	1,459	845
12	Hyundai Sonata	2,000	1,103	1,157
13	Ford Mustang	1,931	1,302	867
14	Nissan Rogue	1,923	1,025	1,196
15	Dodge Charger	1,898	877	1,281
16	Chevrolet Cruze	1,335	769	734
17	Kia Optima	1,256	704	722
18	Volkswagen Jetta	1,201	642	693
19	Ford Taurus	1,199	766	599
20	Kia Forte	1,167	773	551
21	Ford Edge	1,158	497	804
22	Kia Soul	1,101	719	510
23	Chevrolet Camaro	1,083	665	568
24	Nissan Maxima	1,059	689	500
25	Nissan Versa	1,042	752	434
26	Toyota PRIUS	952	477	590
27	Mazda Mazda3	924	593	460
28	Dodge Challenger	913	472	556
29	Chrysler 300	861	471	529
30	Dodge Journey	846	373	585
31	Toyota Avalon	829	562	372
32	Lexus ES	805	487	396
33	Subaru Outback	775	384	500
34	Mercedes-Benz C-Class	743	378	450
35	Chevrolet Cobalt	725	621	195
36	Nissan Murano	715	369	431
37	Jeep Compass	667	317	419
38	Chrysler 200	665	351	400
39	Hyundai Accent	629	457	260
40	Volkswagen Passat	612	294	373
41	Subaru Legacy	567	342	286
42	Acura TL	567	343	275
43	Mercury Grand Marquis	565	439	183
44	Subaru Impreza	561	348	273
45	Buick LeSabre	538	429	170
46	Mercedes-Benz E-Class	524	273	314
47	Pontiac G6	523	393	197
48	Buick LaCrosse	522	347	236
49	Mazda Mazda6	496	301	242
50	Lexus IS	481	261	286

Occupant deaths are people who died inside the vehicle. Other deaths are people who died elsewhere in the same crashes: occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.