Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Buick Century
Compared with Buick Century · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 73
- Fatal crashes
- 73
- Deaths inside
- 57
- Other deaths
- 28
Between 2020 and 2024, 73 vehicles described as 2003 Buick Century were involved in 73 fatal crashes in the United States. 57 people died inside these vehicles and 28 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 |
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 |
| 2022 | 11 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
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
19%
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%
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Buick Century: 20%
- About 1.2 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%
| Category | 2003 Buick Century | Buick Century | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 19.2% | 20.4% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 19.2% | 20.4% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 42.5% | 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 | 50 |
| Cloudy | 13 |
| Rain | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 42 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 12 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 6 |
| Texas | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Missouri | 4 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Indiana | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Kansas | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina | US-21 CHARLESTON HWY | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Marathon County, Wisconsin | SR-153 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Gibson County, Indiana | CR-S 350 W | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina | NS-97251 VENTURE DR | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Crawford County, Indiana | SR-37 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Bellefontaine Neighbor, St. Louis County, Missouri | CR-BELLEFONTAINE RD | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Midland County, Michigan | SAGINAW RD | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2024 | St. Louis County, Missouri | US-67 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Edwards County, Kansas | L RD | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska | MU-N 84TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | S COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Daviess County, Kentucky | US-60 | 2 |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma | US-77 12TH AVE NE | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Dover, Kent County, Delaware | US-13 N DUPONT HWY | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Macon County, Missouri | US-36 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Henry County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | S SHERIDAN AVE | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | CR-260 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | S OLIVER AVE | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Sequoyah County, Oklahoma | CR-N4620 | 1 |
| May 21, 2023 | Northampton County, North Carolina | SR-46 LAWRENCEVILLE RD | 1 |
| May 14, 2023 | Fisher County, Texas | FM 57 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Lake County, Florida | SR-91 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2023 | Caldwell Parish, Louisiana | US-165 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Henry County, Georgia | SR-20 | 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.