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
May 1, 2021	Stockton, San Joaquin County, California	ALPINE AVE	1
Apr 26, 2021	Newberry County, South Carolina	I-26	1
Apr 24, 2021	Baytown, Harris County, Texas	SR-146	1
Apr 24, 2021	Berkeley County, South Carolina	SR-45	1
Apr 24, 2021	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	W SWANN AVE	1
Apr 22, 2021	Franklin, New London County, Connecticut	SR-32 FRANKLIN TPKE	2
Apr 18, 2021	Hemet, Riverside County, California	SANDERSON AVE	1
Mar 28, 2021	Drew County, Arkansas	US-425-4	1
Mar 11, 2021	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota	37TH AVE N	1
Mar 6, 2021	Los Angeles County, California	AVENUE J	1
Mar 6, 2021	Fresno County, California	I-5	1
Feb 28, 2021	Buffalo, Erie County, New York	SR-16 SENECA ST	1
Feb 28, 2021	Harvey, Cook County, Illinois	VINE ST	1
Feb 18, 2021	Paulding County, Georgia	SR-101	1
Feb 4, 2021	Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi	STATE STREET	1
Jan 29, 2021	Williams County, Ohio	CR-16	1
Jan 29, 2021	Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida	CR-259	3
Jan 15, 2021	Indiana County, Pennsylvania	US-119 PATRICK J STAPLETON HWY	1
Jan 9, 2021	Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota	US-2 DEMERS AVE	3
Jan 6, 2021	Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	SR-541	1
Jan 1, 2021	Saline County, Arkansas	I-530-2	1
Dec 30, 2020	Garfield County, Colorado	SR-82	1
Dec 24, 2020	Allegan County, Michigan	CR-142ND AVE	1
Dec 2, 2020	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	E WACKER SUB DR	1
Nov 25, 2020	Fresno, Fresno County, California	SHAW AVE	1

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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.