Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Century

Compared with Buick · All vehicles

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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 29, 2020 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Oct 29, 2020 Polk County, Florida 1
Oct 27, 2020 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Oct 12, 2020 Coos County, Oregon 1
Oct 10, 2020 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 29, 2020 Clark County, Nevada 1
Sep 22, 2020 Pasco County, Florida 1
Sep 21, 2020 Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa 1
Sep 19, 2020 Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana 2
Sep 10, 2020 Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan 1
Sep 7, 2020 Lyon County, Minnesota 1
Sep 4, 2020 Bland County, Virginia 1
Aug 28, 2020 Fulton County, Georgia 1
Aug 25, 2020 Kent County, Michigan 1
Aug 17, 2020 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 16, 2020 Dallas County, Missouri 1
Aug 11, 2020 O'Brien County, Iowa 1
Aug 11, 2020 Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia 1
Aug 7, 2020 St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 28, 2020 Jones County, Texas 1
Jul 28, 2020 Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina 1
Jul 18, 2020 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania 2
Jul 18, 2020 Buncombe County, North Carolina 1
Jul 14, 2020 Hall County, Nebraska 1
Jul 12, 2020 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia 2

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.