Fatal crash profile · Model year

2004 Chevrolet Cavalier

Compared with Chevrolet Cavalier · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
68
Fatal crashes
68
Deaths inside
63
Other deaths
13

Between 2020 and 2024, 68 vehicles described as 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier were involved in 68 fatal crashes in the United States. 63 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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 19
2021 14
2022 15
2023 9
2024 11

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

83%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 80%
  • About 1.7 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 16 5
2021 13 1
2022 11 5
2023 13 1
2024 10 1

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

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 23%
  • About 1.8 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.6 times the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 20%
  • About 1.7 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

53%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Cavalier: 43%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier Chevrolet Cavalier Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 32.4% 22.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 32.4% 20.5% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 52.9% 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 47
Rain 7
Cloudy 6
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 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 34
Dark - Not Lighted 22
Dark - Lighted 9
Dusk 1
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
Pennsylvania 8
Missouri 7
Texas 4
Kentucky 3
Arizona 3
Tennessee 3
Ohio 3
Oregon 3
California 3
New Mexico 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 20, 2024 Harrah, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 14, 2024 Clarion, Clarion County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 20, 2024 Colton, San Bernardino County, California 1
Aug 21, 2024 Grant County, Oregon 1
Jul 1, 2024 St. Lucie County, Florida 1
May 17, 2024 Isom, Letcher County, Kentucky 1
Apr 19, 2024 Henderson County, Tennessee 1
Apr 1, 2024 Benton County, Iowa 1
Mar 1, 2024 Clermont County, Ohio 1
Jan 28, 2024 Hinds County, Mississippi 1
Jan 8, 2024 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1
Nov 27, 2023 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 28, 2023 Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri 1
Jul 13, 2023 Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington 3
Jun 26, 2023 Newark, Essex County, New Jersey 2
May 28, 2023 Stephenson County, Illinois 2
May 16, 2023 McMinn County, Tennessee 2
Apr 9, 2023 Littlefield, Mohave County, Arizona 1
Mar 2, 2023 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 5, 2023 Wardell, Pemiscot County, Missouri 1
Dec 10, 2022 Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho 1
Dec 7, 2022 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Oct 9, 2022 Greene County, Indiana 1
Oct 7, 2022 Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia 1
Oct 4, 2022 Carter County, Kentucky 2

Compare 2004 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.