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
Jan 15, 2022	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	E 21ST ST SOUTH	1
Jan 13, 2022	Williams County, Ohio	US-6	1
Jan 3, 2022	Saginaw County, Michigan	SR-47 MIDLAND RD	1
Dec 31, 2021	McMinn County, Tennessee	I-75	1
Dec 15, 2021	Beaver County, Pennsylvania	SR-168 HOOKSTOWN FRANKFORT RD	1
Dec 14, 2021	Benton County, Washington	CR-S NINE CANYON RD	1
Dec 14, 2021	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	I-65	1
Dec 9, 2021	Evans, Columbia County, Georgia	SR-383	1
Dec 4, 2021	Arcadia, Spartanburg County, South Carolina	SR-217 LITTLE MOUNTIAN RD	1
Nov 28, 2021	Lebanon County, Pennsylvania	I-78 78TH DIVISION HWY	1
Nov 25, 2021	Jefferson County, Washington	CR-OAK BAY RD	1
Nov 24, 2021	Otsego County, Michigan	CR-WHITMARSH RD	1
Nov 24, 2021	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	S WESTERN AVE	1
Nov 16, 2021	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky	US-60 A EASTERN PARKWAY	1
Nov 10, 2021	Douglas County, Georgia	SR-166	1
Nov 7, 2021	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida	SR-845	1
Oct 25, 2021	Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado	I-25 RAMP E	1
Oct 23, 2021	Florence County, South Carolina	SR-103 CALE YARBOROUGH HWY	1
Oct 16, 2021	Randolph County, North Carolina	SSR-1007 RANDLEMAN RD	1
Oct 16, 2021	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	COLUMBIA DR NE	1
Oct 12, 2021	Kern County, California	SR-178	1
Sep 29, 2021	Worthington Springs, Union County, Florida	SR-121	2
Sep 25, 2021	South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	RAWSON AVE	1
Sep 11, 2021	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	FOREST LN	1
Sep 7, 2021	Graves County, Kentucky	SR-80	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.