Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Regal

Compared with Buick · All vehicles

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

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
Sep 5, 2021 Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina 1
Aug 31, 2021 Roscommon County, Michigan 1
Aug 24, 2021 Camden, Camden County, New Jersey 1
Aug 24, 2021 Garland County, Arkansas 1
Aug 22, 2021 Gadsden County, Florida 1
Aug 21, 2021 Pasco County, Florida 1
Aug 10, 2021 Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island 1
Aug 1, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 2
Jul 12, 2021 Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi 1
Jul 12, 2021 Merced County, California 1
Jun 19, 2021 Gila County, Arizona 1
Jun 18, 2021 Quitman County, Mississippi 1
Jun 18, 2021 Tulare County, California 1
Jun 16, 2021 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Jun 9, 2021 Camden, Camden County, New Jersey 1
Jun 2, 2021 Darlington County, South Carolina 1
Jun 2, 2021 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jun 1, 2021 Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan 1
May 27, 2021 DuPage County, Illinois 1
May 26, 2021 Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi 1
May 20, 2021 Grundy County, Illinois 1
May 19, 2021 Duval County, Florida 1
May 9, 2021 Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas 2
May 4, 2021 Tippecanoe County, Indiana 1
May 2, 2021 Lake Station, Lake County, Indiana 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.