Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Regal

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 273
Fatal crashes: 273
Deaths inside: 173
Other deaths: 131

Between 2020 and 2024, 273 vehicles described as Buick Regal were involved in 273 fatal crashes in the United States. 173 people died inside these vehicles and 131 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	52
2021	68
2022	49
2023	61
2024	43

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

57%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Buick: 59%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	28	27
2021	47	29
2022	30	24
2023	44	29
2024	24	22

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%

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%

51%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 1.2 times the share for Buick: 44%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Buick Regal	Buick	All vehicles
Driver speeding	23.8%	16.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	20.1%	15.4%	17.7%
At night	50.9%	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	207
Cloudy	39
Rain	14
Snow	2
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	132
Dark - Not Lighted	68
Dark - Lighted	56
Dusk	9
Dawn	7

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
California	28
Michigan	19
Texas	18
Illinois	17
Ohio	17
Florida	16
South Carolina	13
Minnesota	9
Georgia	8
North Carolina	8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Buick Regal by model year

2017 19 crashes
2016 22 crashes
2015 12 crashes
2014 22 crashes
2013 16 crashes
2012 21 crashes
2011 36 crashes
2004 14 crashes
2003 15 crashes
2002 14 crashes
2001 14 crashes
2000 12 crashes
1996 12 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
Nov 9, 2023	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan	I-475	2
Oct 25, 2023	Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina	SSR-1209 INDEPENDENCE BLVD	1
Oct 19, 2023	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona	E UNKVERSITY DR	1
Oct 4, 2023	Jefferson County, Arkansas	SR-15	1
Oct 2, 2023	Phillips County, Kansas	SR-9	1
Sep 26, 2023	Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky	US-27 PARIS PIKE	1
Sep 22, 2023	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	MU-SINGLETON BLVD	1
Sep 20, 2023	Moore County, North Carolina	SR-690	2
Aug 31, 2023	Madison County, Ohio	US-42 N LONDON DELAWARE RD	1
Aug 26, 2023	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	CENTER PKWY	1
Aug 23, 2023	Kennewick, Benton County, Washington	MU-S VANCOUVER ST	1
Aug 10, 2023	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	TULLY RD	1
Aug 7, 2023	Covington County, Mississippi	SR-35	3
Aug 4, 2023	Morrison County, Minnesota	CR-21 30TH ST	1
Jul 21, 2023	Union County, North Carolina	SSR-1722 FOUNTAIN HILL CHURCH	1
Jul 20, 2023	Cedar County, Nebraska	US-81	1
Jul 9, 2023	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	MU-16TH ST	1
Jul 4, 2023	Smith County, Texas	FM 346	1
Jul 3, 2023	Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah	US-6	1
Jul 3, 2023	Duval County, Florida	MU-COMMONWEALTH AVE	1
Jun 25, 2023	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon	NE GLISAN ST	1
Jun 24, 2023	Lapeer County, Michigan	ROCHESTER RD	1
Jun 14, 2023	Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas	MU-DULLES AVE	1
Jun 6, 2023	Collier County, Florida	CR-846	1
Jun 3, 2023	Tehama County, California	SOUTH AVE	1

Compare Buick Regal 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.