Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Buick Verano
Compared with Buick Verano · Buick · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 12
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2012 Buick Verano were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
50%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 90 percent of the share for Buick Verano: 56%
- About 85 percent of the share for Buick: 59%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.4 times the share for Buick Verano: 9%
- About 80 percent of the share for Buick: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
26%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.5 times the share for Buick Verano: 17%
- About 1.7 times the share for Buick: 15%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
74%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.4 times the share for Buick Verano: 53%
- About 1.7 times the share for Buick: 44%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Buick Verano | Buick Verano | Buick | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 13.0% | 9.2% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 26.1% | 17.1% | 15.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 73.9% | 52.6% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 22 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 4 |
| Florida | 4 |
| Michigan | 3 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2024 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | SR-109 UNIVERSITY BLVD N | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Greenacres City, Palm Beach County, Florida | SR-704 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Stephenson County, Illinois | CR-5/CEDARVILLE RD | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Orange County, Florida | SR-434 FOREST CITY RD | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | Dallas, Collin County, Texas | MU-MIDWAY RD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Miami Shores, Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-932 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Harrison County, Ohio | US-22 CADIZ STEUBENVILLE RD | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2023 | Kane County, Illinois | PLANK RD | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Bedford Park, Cook County, Illinois | SR-43 S HARLEM AVE | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Parma, Jackson County, Michigan | I-94 RAMP 001A | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | St. Clair County, Michigan | SR-25 24TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | US-41 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Robeson County, North Carolina | SR-1313 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Delaware County, Indiana | CR-400 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut | SR-175 | 2 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Clark County, Nevada | POLLOCK DR | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | ANTIOCH PKE | 1 |
| May 15, 2021 | Nevada County, Arkansas | I-30-13 | 1 |
| May 3, 2021 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | CR-OUTER DR | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Dane County, Wisconsin | US-12 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Rutherford County, North Carolina | US-74 BUS | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2020 | Troy, Madison County, Illinois | SR-162 | 1 |
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.