Fatal crash profile · Model year

2000 Chevrolet Cavalier

Compared with Chevrolet Cavalier · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
24
Fatal crashes
24
Deaths inside
22
Other deaths
5

Between 2020 and 2024, 24 vehicles described as 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier were involved in 24 fatal crashes in the United States. 22 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 11
2021 6
2022 3
2023 2
2024 2

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

81%

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 9 4
2021 6 0
2022 3 1
2023 2 0
2024 2 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

4%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 20 percent of the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 23%
  • About 25 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 60 percent of the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 20%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

33%

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

  • About 80 percent of the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 43%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier Chevrolet Cavalier Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 4.2% 22.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 12.5% 20.5% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 33.3% 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 13
Rain 5
Cloudy 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2

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 14
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dark - Lighted 4
Dawn 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
Texas 3
Missouri 2
Virginia 2
Florida 2
Tennessee 2
California 2
Kansas 1
Mississippi 1
Kentucky 1
Washington 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 4, 2024 Fayette County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 19, 2024 Camden County, Missouri 1
Jan 24, 2023 Westminster, Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Jan 23, 2023 Sussex County, Delaware 1
Oct 13, 2022 St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Apr 28, 2022 Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia 2
Jan 30, 2022 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Aug 8, 2021 Hamblen County, Tennessee 1
May 27, 2021 Trimble County, Kentucky 1
May 22, 2021 Atascosa County, Texas 1
Apr 7, 2021 Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida 1
Apr 1, 2021 San Joaquin County, California 1
Feb 20, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 30, 2020 Tulare County, California 1
Dec 18, 2020 Shanks, Hampshire County, West Virginia 3
Nov 9, 2020 Lake Stevens, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Oct 25, 2020 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 1
Sep 26, 2020 Morrill County, Nebraska 1
Sep 9, 2020 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jul 11, 2020 Citrus County, Florida 1
Jun 12, 2020 Haven, Reno County, Kansas 1
May 19, 2020 Auglaize County, Ohio 1
Apr 15, 2020 Campbell County, Virginia 1
Jan 14, 2020 Lee County, Virginia 1

Compare 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier 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.