Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Lucerne

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 258
Fatal crashes: 257
Deaths inside: 191
Other deaths: 100

Between 2020 and 2024, 258 vehicles described as Buick Lucerne were involved in 257 fatal crashes in the United States. 191 people died inside these vehicles and 100 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	55
2021	58
2022	60
2023	48
2024	37

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

66%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

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	37	21
2021	37	30
2022	50	19
2023	40	15
2024	27	15

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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.5 times the share for Buick: 16%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for Buick: 15%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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 Lucerne	Buick	All vehicles
Driver speeding	24.0%	16.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	18.6%	15.4%	17.7%
At night	45.0%	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	182
Cloudy	33
Rain	21
Snow	5
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2

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	141
Dark - Not Lighted	62
Dark - Lighted	46
Dawn	4
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
Michigan	19
Illinois	17
Florida	14
Ohio	14
South Carolina	13
Texas	13
Missouri	13
Wisconsin	12
Indiana	10
Virginia	9

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Buick Lucerne by model year

2011 22 crashes
2010 19 crashes
2009 25 crashes
2008 59 crashes
2007 69 crashes
2006 63 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
Jan 5, 2021	Berkeley County, South Carolina	US-17	1
Jan 5, 2021	Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut	SR-289	1
Nov 29, 2020	Allen County, Indiana	SR-327	1
Nov 24, 2020	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	BERRY ST	1
Nov 21, 2020	Gray County, Texas	SR-152	1
Nov 19, 2020	Marion County, Indiana	21ST ST	1
Nov 15, 2020	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	US-40 BROAD ST	2
Nov 8, 2020	Delaware County, Pennsylvania	SR-3 MARKET ST	1
Oct 31, 2020	Lexington County, South Carolina	I-77	1
Oct 26, 2020	Payson, Utah County, Utah	SR-115	1
Oct 23, 2020	Jefferson County, Nebraska	SR-103	1
Oct 7, 2020	Joliet, Will County, Illinois	US-30 CASS ST	1
Oct 1, 2020	Fremont County, Wyoming	US-287	2
Sep 16, 2020	Newton County, Missouri	SR-M	1
Sep 16, 2020	Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona	FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD	1
Sep 12, 2020	Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin	SR-164	1
Aug 27, 2020	Jonesburg, Montgomery County, Missouri	SR-Y	1
Aug 23, 2020	Walton County, Florida	US-90	1
Aug 23, 2020	Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California	PERRIS BLVD	1
Aug 20, 2020	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	MU-1703	1
Aug 11, 2020	Franklin County, Ohio	I-270	1
Aug 11, 2020	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	SR-102 E 8 MILE RD	1
Aug 10, 2020	Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana	US- RIVER DRIVE NORTH	1
Aug 9, 2020	Mullins, Marion County, South Carolina	SR-41	1
Aug 3, 2020	Isle of Wight County, Virginia	US-460	1

Compare Buick Lucerne 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.