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
Jul 9, 2022	Riverside County, California	AULD RD	1
Jul 9, 2022	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	E BROADWAY BLVD	1
Jul 7, 2022	Islip, Suffolk County, New York	CR-67 MOTOR PARKWAY	1
Jul 3, 2022	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	US-84	1
Jun 20, 2022	Cottonwood County, Minnesota	CR-6	1
Jun 20, 2022	Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas	S WEST ST	1
Jun 2, 2022	Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut	I-84	1
May 31, 2022	Wexford County, Michigan	CR-E 32 RD	1
May 22, 2022	Auburn, King County, Washington	SR-18	1
May 18, 2022	Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska	US-6	1
May 11, 2022	Livingston County, Michigan	I-96	2
May 5, 2022	Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia	SR-300	1
Apr 27, 2022	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	BEST RD	1
Apr 20, 2022	Simi Valley, Ventura County, California	LONG CANYON RD	1
Apr 18, 2022	Cuming County, Nebraska	CR-N RD	1
Apr 9, 2022	Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California	SR-14	1
Apr 7, 2022	Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia	SR-161/BELLS RD	2
Apr 2, 2022	Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio	CR-511 FRANKLIN AVE	1
Mar 22, 2022	Jefferson County, Alabama	SR-269	1
Mar 16, 2022	Jefferson County, Arkansas	SR-15	1
Mar 14, 2022	Houston, Harris County, Texas	I-45	1
Feb 22, 2022	Dearborn County, Indiana	US-50	1
Feb 19, 2022	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan	EASTERN AVE SE	1
Jan 31, 2022	Madera County, California	ROAD 36	1
Jan 24, 2022	Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas	I-49	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.