Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Chevrolet Cavalier

Compared with Chevrolet Cavalier · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
58
Fatal crashes
58
Deaths inside
47
Other deaths
14

Between 2020 and 2024, 58 vehicles described as 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier were involved in 58 fatal crashes in the United States. 47 people died inside these vehicles and 14 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 17
2021 13
2022 12
2023 10
2024 6

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

77%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 80%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 17 2
2021 8 5
2022 11 1
2023 8 2
2024 3 4

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%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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

31%

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

  • About three-quarters 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 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier Chevrolet Cavalier Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 25.9% 22.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.7% 20.5% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 31.0% 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 38
Rain 8
Cloudy 7
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 38
Dark - Not Lighted 13
Dark - Lighted 7

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
Pennsylvania 5
Florida 5
Ohio 4
Tennessee 4
Missouri 4
California 3
West Virginia 3
North Carolina 3
Colorado 3
Kentucky 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 24, 2020 Shelby County, Ohio 1
Jun 17, 2020 Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia 1
May 17, 2020 Marion County, South Carolina 1
May 8, 2020 Polk County, Georgia 1
Mar 9, 2020 Bolingbrook, Will County, Illinois 1
Feb 28, 2020 Wood County, Ohio 1
Jan 13, 2020 Tulare County, California 1
Jan 2, 2020 Mt Olive, Morris County, New Jersey 1

Compare 2002 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.