Fatal crash profile · Model year

1999 Chevrolet Cavalier

Compared with Chevrolet Cavalier · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2023
23
Fatal crashes
23
Deaths inside
20
Other deaths
5

Between 2020 and 2023, 23 vehicles described as 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 20 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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 10
2021 7
2022 2
2023 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

80%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 80%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 8 2
2021 5 3
2022 3 0
2023 4 0

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

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 23%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 20%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

30%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 70 percent of the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 43%
  • About 60 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Chevrolet Cavalier Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.1% 22.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.7% 20.5% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 30.4% 42.7% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 15
Cloudy 4
Rain 3

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 15
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dusk 2
Dark - Lighted 2

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
Ohio 3
Missouri 3
Indiana 2
Minnesota 2
Iowa 1
Arizona 1
Virginia 1
South Dakota 1
Florida 1
Oklahoma 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 19, 2023 Whatcom County, Washington 1
Jul 20, 2023 Pike County, Missouri 1
Jul 16, 2023 Harford County, Maryland 1
Feb 11, 2023 Black Hawk County, Iowa 1
Sep 22, 2022 Missoula County, Montana 1
Aug 6, 2022 Lee County, Florida 2
Nov 18, 2021 St. Louis County, Missouri 2
Sep 27, 2021 Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Sep 18, 2021 Barton County, Missouri 1
Aug 21, 2021 Williamson County, Illinois 1
Jun 9, 2021 Wayne County, Kentucky 1
May 22, 2021 Crawford County, Indiana 1
Mar 26, 2021 Custer County, South Dakota 1
Dec 24, 2020 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Nov 23, 2020 Mayes County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 3, 2020 Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota 1
Oct 25, 2020 Lake County, Indiana 1
Aug 15, 2020 Jefferson County, Oregon 1
Aug 1, 2020 Spotsylvania County, Virginia 1
Jul 7, 2020 Cook County, Minnesota 1
May 15, 2020 Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Mar 11, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jan 9, 2020 McKenzie County, North Dakota 1

Compare 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.