Fatal crash profile · Model year
1996 Buick Century
Compared with Buick Century · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 10
- Deaths inside
- 10
- Other deaths
- 1
Between 2020 and 2024, 10 vehicles described as 1996 Buick Century were involved in 10 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 1 person 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
91%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Buick Century: 69%
- About 1.5 times the share for Buick: 59%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
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 the same as the share for Buick Century: 20%
- About 1.2 times the share for Buick: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
40%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About double the share for Buick Century: 20%
- About 3 times the share for Buick: 15%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 18%
30%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About two-thirds of the share for Buick Century: 46%
- About two-thirds of the share for Buick: 44%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1996 Buick Century | Buick Century | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 20.0% | 20.4% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 40.0% | 20.4% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 30.0% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 2 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2024 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | CR-COUNTRY CLUB RD | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas | SOUTHWEST BLVD | 2 |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Fairfield County, South Carolina | SR-63 GREENBREIR MOSSYDALE RD | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Lenawee County, Michigan | GORMAN RD | 1 |
| May 19, 2023 | Franklin County, Mississippi | US-98 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Branch County, Michigan | JONESVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | CR-C57/E CEDAR WAPSI RD | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Orlando, Orange County, Florida | SR-408 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Jones County, Texas | US-83 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky | US-150 | 1 |
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.