Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick LaCrosse

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 522
Fatal crashes: 521
Deaths inside: 347
Other deaths: 236

Between 2020 and 2024, 522 vehicles described as Buick LaCrosse were involved in 521 fatal crashes in the United States. 347 people died inside these vehicles and 236 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	106
2021	110
2022	118
2023	99
2024	89

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/vehicles-by-year/buick/lacrosse" title="Vehicles in fatal crashes by year" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Deaths

Who died in these crashes

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

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

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	77	49
2021	69	50
2022	81	55
2023	64	42
2024	56	40

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/deaths-by-year/buick/lacrosse" title="Deaths in these crashes by year" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for Buick: 16%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Buick: 15%
About 90 percent of 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 LaCrosse	Buick	All vehicles
Driver speeding	16.9%	16.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	15.7%	15.4%	17.7%
At night	45.6%	44.1%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/crash-factors/buick/lacrosse" title="Crash factors compared" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	365
Cloudy	69
Rain	43
Fog, Smog, Smoke	11
Snow	7

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/weather/buick/lacrosse" title="Weather at the time of the crash" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	284
Dark - Not Lighted	122
Dark - Lighted	90
Dusk	8
Dawn	8

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/lighting/buick/lacrosse" title="Light conditions at the time of the crash" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Texas	53
Michigan	43
Illinois	30
Florida	26
Indiana	26
Tennessee	22
Pennsylvania	20
Ohio	19
North Carolina	19
Wisconsin	18

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/top-states/buick/lacrosse" title="States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

Explore

Buick LaCrosse by model year

2017 33 crashes
2016 26 crashes
2015 39 crashes
2014 43 crashes
2013 41 crashes
2012 53 crashes
2011 42 crashes
2010 43 crashes
2009 15 crashes
2008 30 crashes
2007 38 crashes
2006 46 crashes
2005 59 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
Aug 20, 2023	Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana	MU-SMITH ROAD	1
Aug 17, 2023	Ferrysburg, Ottawa County, Michigan	US-31	1
Aug 12, 2023	Buffalo, Erie County, New York	I-190	1
Aug 12, 2023	Cuming County, Nebraska	CR-A RD	1
Aug 11, 2023	Ogle County, Illinois	SR-64	1
Aug 3, 2023	Columbia County, Wisconsin	US-51	1
Aug 3, 2023	Houston, Harris County, Texas	I45 FRONTAGE	1
Aug 2, 2023	Montgomery County, Texas	I-45 RAMP/NORTH FWY	1
Aug 1, 2023	St. Clair County, Michigan	SMITHS CREEK RD	1
Jul 22, 2023	Ridgefield, Bergen County, New Jersey	I-95	1
Jul 19, 2023	Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire	US-3	1
Jul 16, 2023	Wood County, Ohio	MU-RUDOLPH RD	1
Jul 16, 2023	Boone County, Kentucky	I-75	1
Jul 14, 2023	Hoke County, North Carolina	SSR-1436 BALFOUR RD	1
Jul 1, 2023	Mendocino County, California	US-101	1
Jun 23, 2023	Brown County, South Dakota	US-281	1
Jun 22, 2023	Countryside, Cook County, Illinois	WILLOW SPRINGS RD	1
Jun 22, 2023	Chaplin, Windham County, Connecticut	TS-LYNCH RD	1
Jun 17, 2023	Houston, Harris County, Texas	I-10/EAST FWY	1
Jun 12, 2023	Smith County, Texas	I-20	1
Jun 8, 2023	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	GOSFORD RD	1
Jun 1, 2023	Georgetown County, South Carolina	SR-707 BURGESS RD	1
May 27, 2023	Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan	I-75	2
May 22, 2023	Adams County, Wisconsin	CR-D	1
May 19, 2023	Webster County, Mississippi	SR-9	2

Compare Buick LaCrosse 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.