Fatal crash profile · Model

Buick Verano

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 152
Fatal crashes: 152
Deaths inside: 92
Other deaths: 73

Between 2020 and 2024, 152 vehicles described as Buick Verano were involved in 152 fatal crashes in the United States. 92 people died inside these vehicles and 73 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	25
2021	25
2022	36
2023	36
2024	30

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

56%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Buick: 59%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	15	13
2021	15	10
2022	19	22
2023	20	18
2024	23	10

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 55 percent of the share for Buick: 16%
About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.1 times the share for Buick: 15%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

53%

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 Verano	Buick	All vehicles
Driver speeding	9.2%	16.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	17.1%	15.4%	17.7%
At night	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	122
Cloudy	15
Rain	9
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2
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	70
Dark - Lighted	41
Dark - Not Lighted	36
Dawn	4
Dusk	1

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
Florida	18
Texas	12
Illinois	10
Michigan	10
Indiana	9
Ohio	8
Pennsylvania	6
North Carolina	6
Georgia	6
California	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Buick Verano by model year

2016 25 crashes
2015 28 crashes
2014 29 crashes
2013 43 crashes
2012 23 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
Feb 3, 2021	Spartanburg County, South Carolina	SR-43	1
Feb 2, 2021	Lenox, Madison County, New York	SR-31	1
Dec 28, 2020	Buffalo, Erie County, New York	GENESEE ST	3
Dec 24, 2020	Amelia County, Virginia	US-360	1
Oct 29, 2020	Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona	MCDONALD DR	1
Oct 28, 2020	Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware	SR-24	1
Oct 20, 2020	Coolidge, Pinal County, Arizona	SR-87	1
Aug 22, 2020	Pasco County, Florida	CR-1	1
Aug 9, 2020	Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois	WILLIAMS ST	1
Aug 6, 2020	Dane County, Wisconsin	US-12	1
Aug 6, 2020	Harrison County, Missouri	US-136	1
Jul 30, 2020	Hempstead, Nassau County, New York	BELLMORE AVE	1
Jul 22, 2020	Homewood, Cook County, Illinois	183RD ST	1
Jul 20, 2020	Warrick County, Indiana	SR-66	1
Jul 3, 2020	Tishomingo County, Mississippi	SR-25	1
Jun 20, 2020	Rutherford County, North Carolina	US-74 BUS	1
Jun 20, 2020	Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas	I-30-23	1
Jun 18, 2020	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	SR-221	1
May 6, 2020	Mitchell County, Texas	I-20	1
Apr 19, 2020	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	LYNDON ST	2
Apr 15, 2020	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	LOMAS BLVD NE	1
Feb 29, 2020	Bryan, Brazos County, Texas	FM 1179/BRIARCREST DR	1
Feb 22, 2020	Bartow County, Georgia	SR-3/JOE FRANK HARRIS PKW	1
Feb 21, 2020	North Royalton, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	SR-94	1
Feb 7, 2020	Hamilton, Atlantic County, New Jersey	ACE-446	1

Compare Buick Verano 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.