Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick LeSabre

Compared with Buick · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
538
Fatal crashes
537
Deaths inside
429
Other deaths
170

Between 2020 and 2024, 538 vehicles described as Buick LeSabre were involved in 537 fatal crashes in the United States. 429 people died inside these vehicles and 170 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 128
2021 136
2022 124
2023 85
2024 65

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

72%

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 107 34
2021 115 41
2022 94 46
2023 66 30
2024 47 19

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

21%

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%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • 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: 44%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Buick LeSabre Buick All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.6% 16.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.1% 15.4% 17.7%
At night 41.8% 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 390
Cloudy 86
Rain 34
Snow 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3

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 290
Dark - Not Lighted 133
Dark - Lighted 83
Dusk 15
Dawn 14

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
Texas 39
Indiana 28
Illinois 27
North Carolina 26
Michigan 24
Missouri 24
Mississippi 23
Minnesota 22
Wisconsin 21
Florida 21

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Buick LeSabre 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
Jan 28, 2021 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Jan 26, 2021 Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois 1
Jan 18, 2021 Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee 1
Jan 17, 2021 Rogers County, Oklahoma 1
Jan 13, 2021 New Athens, St. Clair County, Illinois 1
Jan 11, 2021 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 2
Jan 8, 2021 Lake County, South Dakota 1
Jan 7, 2021 Mohave County, Arizona 1
Jan 1, 2021 Canton, Madison County, Mississippi 1
Jan 1, 2021 Fayette County, Alabama 1
Dec 25, 2020 Johnston County, North Carolina 2
Dec 23, 2020 Vanderburgh County, Indiana 1
Dec 21, 2020 Denton County, Texas 2
Dec 20, 2020 Sacramento County, California 1
Dec 18, 2020 Shively, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Dec 15, 2020 Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming 1
Dec 13, 2020 Riverside County, California 1
Dec 6, 2020 Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia 1
Dec 6, 2020 Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia 1
Dec 6, 2020 Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut 2
Dec 5, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Nov 29, 2020 Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas 1
Nov 28, 2020 Hood County, Texas 1
Nov 23, 2020 Flathead County, Montana 1
Nov 20, 2020 Newaygo County, Michigan 1

Compare Buick LeSabre 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.