Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Century

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 329
Fatal crashes: 329
Deaths inside: 253
Other deaths: 114

Between 2020 and 2024, 329 vehicles described as Buick Century were involved in 329 fatal crashes in the United States. 253 people died inside these vehicles and 114 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	70
2021	93
2022	59
2023	59
2024	48

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

69%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for Buick: 59%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	54	29
2021	63	39
2022	52	16
2023	49	14
2024	35	16

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.3 times the share for Buick: 16%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.3 times the share for Buick: 15%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

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

About the same as the share for Buick: 44%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Buick Century	Buick	All vehicles
Driver speeding	20.4%	16.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	20.4%	15.4%	17.7%
At night	46.2%	44.1%	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	232
Cloudy	50
Rain	23
Snow	3
Blowing Snow	1

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	174
Dark - Not Lighted	88
Dark - Lighted	52
Dusk	10
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3

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
Florida	22
Texas	19
Indiana	19
Missouri	19
Michigan	18
Georgia	15
North Carolina	13
Wisconsin	12
Kansas	12
California	12

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Buick Century by model year

2005 20 crashes
2004 30 crashes
2003 73 crashes
2002 57 crashes
2001 32 crashes
2000 30 crashes
1999 26 crashes
1998 23 crashes
1996 10 crashes

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
Dec 28, 2024	Spokane County, Washington	US-2	1
Dec 18, 2024	Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina	US-21 CHARLESTON HWY	1
Dec 14, 2024	Bullhead City, Mohave County, Arizona	SR-95	1
Dec 6, 2024	Kosciusko County, Indiana	CR-COUNTRY CLUB RD	1
Nov 14, 2024	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri	TALMAGE ST	1
Nov 7, 2024	Fremont County, Wyoming	US-26/WY-789	1
Oct 26, 2024	Oceanside, San Diego County, California	SR-76	1
Oct 22, 2024	Lancaster County, South Carolina	SR-9 PAGELAND HWY	1
Oct 19, 2024	Monroe County, Missouri	SR-154	1
Oct 17, 2024	Clinton County, Michigan	US-127	1
Sep 27, 2024	Marathon County, Wisconsin	SR-153	1
Sep 27, 2024	Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee	US-41/70S SR-1 NW BROAD ST	1
Sep 24, 2024	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	MU-17TH AVE	1
Sep 14, 2024	Jasper County, Indiana	CR-380 WEST	1
Sep 1, 2024	LaPorte County, Indiana	CR-NOVITATE RD	1
Aug 28, 2024	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	S MAY AVE	1
Aug 26, 2024	Roanoke County, Virginia	US-221 CHALLENGER AVE	1
Aug 25, 2024	Gibson County, Indiana	CR-S 350 W	1
Aug 23, 2024	Lynn County, Texas	US-87	1
Aug 22, 2024	Washougal, Clark County, Washington	SR-14	1
Aug 19, 2024	Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina	NS-97251 VENTURE DR	1
Aug 7, 2024	St. Francois County, Missouri	SR-47	1
Aug 5, 2024	Crawford County, Indiana	SR-37	1
Jul 28, 2024	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	MU- KEDZIE AVE	2
Jul 18, 2024	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	SEDGLEY AVE	1

Compare Buick Century 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.