Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Buick Century

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
57
Fatal crashes
57
Deaths inside
39
Other deaths
19

Between 2020 and 2024, 57 vehicles described as 2002 Buick Century were involved in 57 fatal crashes in the United States. 39 people died inside these vehicles and 19 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 14
2021 20
2022 7
2023 5
2024 11

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

67%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Buick Century: 69%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Buick: 59%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 10 4
2021 13 7
2022 6 2
2023 4 1
2024 6 5

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About two-thirds of the share for Buick Century: 20%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Buick: 16%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 percent of the share for Buick Century: 20%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Buick: 15%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

42%

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

  • About the same as the share for Buick Century: 46%
  • About the same as the share for Buick: 44%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Buick Century Buick Century Buick All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.0% 20.4% 16.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.5% 20.4% 15.4% 17.7%
At night 42.1% 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 40
Cloudy 8
Rain 4
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 34
Dark - Not Lighted 13
Dark - Lighted 6
Dusk 3
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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
Wisconsin 5
Indiana 4
Kentucky 4
Florida 4
Texas 3
Michigan 2
Colorado 2
Ohio 2
West Virginia 2
Georgia 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 14, 2024 Bullhead City, Mohave County, Arizona 1
Oct 22, 2024 Lancaster County, South Carolina 1
Sep 27, 2024 Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Sep 14, 2024 Jasper County, Indiana 1
Aug 28, 2024 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 26, 2024 Roanoke County, Virginia 1
Jul 18, 2024 Itasca County, Minnesota 1
Jul 4, 2024 Ohio County, Kentucky 1
May 14, 2024 Wetzel County, West Virginia 1
Apr 5, 2024 Macoupin County, Illinois 1
Feb 17, 2024 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 1
Dec 8, 2023 Boise, Ada County, Idaho 1
Sep 28, 2023 Outagamie County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 28, 2023 Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 13, 2023 Cedar County, Missouri 1
Mar 12, 2023 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Dec 28, 2022 Hall County, Nebraska 1
Dec 22, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 13, 2022 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California 2
Oct 1, 2022 Lake County, Florida 1
Sep 3, 2022 Shenandoah County, Virginia 1
Aug 2, 2022 Spokane, Spokane County, Washington 1
Jul 15, 2022 Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin 1
Nov 12, 2021 Daviess County, Kentucky 1
Nov 5, 2021 Harris County, Georgia 1

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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.