Fatal crash profile · Model
Chevrolet Bolt EV
Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 33
- Fatal crashes
- 33
- Deaths inside
- 20
- Other deaths
- 21
Between 2020 and 2024, 33 vehicles described as Chevrolet Bolt EV were involved in 33 fatal crashes in the United States. 20 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 |
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
49%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 50%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
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
12%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Chevrolet: 18%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
45%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Chevrolet Bolt EV | Chevrolet | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 12.1% | 18.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 19.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.5% | 49.1% | 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 | 28 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 13 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Chevrolet Bolt EV by model year
- 2020 10 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 14, 2022 | Flowery Branch, Hall County, Georgia | CS-068505 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Harnett County, North Carolina | SR-55 N RALEIGH ST | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County, California | US-101 EL CAMINO REAL RD | 2 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | La Paz County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| May 20, 2021 | Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana | SAGAMORE | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California | SR-246 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California | I-280 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2020 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | RANCHO BERNARDO DR | 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.