Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Cavalier

Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
337
Fatal crashes
337
Deaths inside
296
Other deaths
74

Between 2020 and 2024, 337 vehicles described as Chevrolet Cavalier were involved in 337 fatal crashes in the United States. 296 people died inside these vehicles and 74 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 112
2021 79
2022 59
2023 44
2024 43

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 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 97 27
2021 65 19
2022 51 11
2023 42 8
2024 41 9

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

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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

43%

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

  • About 85 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Chevrolet Cavalier Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 22.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.5% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 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 226
Cloudy 39
Rain 36
Fog, Smog, Smoke 7
Snow 6

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 187
Dark - Not Lighted 89
Dark - Lighted 47
Dusk 5
Dawn 5

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 27
Missouri 24
Texas 19
Kentucky 19
Ohio 19
Florida 18
Tennessee 18
California 17
North Carolina 14
Virginia 12

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Chevrolet Cavalier by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 30, 2020 Tulare County, California 1
Dec 25, 2020 Reno, Washoe County, Nevada 1
Dec 24, 2020 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Dec 18, 2020 Shanks, Hampshire County, West Virginia 3
Dec 17, 2020 Henry County, Virginia 1
Dec 5, 2020 Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio 1
Dec 3, 2020 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 2, 2020 Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana 2
Nov 23, 2020 Mayes County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 20, 2020 Benton County, Arkansas 1
Nov 17, 2020 Canvas, Nicholas County, West Virginia 2
Nov 13, 2020 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Nov 9, 2020 Lake Stevens, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Nov 6, 2020 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Nov 3, 2020 Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota 1
Oct 31, 2020 Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana 1
Oct 30, 2020 Rutherford County, North Carolina 1
Oct 27, 2020 Kendall County, Texas 1
Oct 25, 2020 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 1
Oct 25, 2020 Lake County, Indiana 1
Oct 23, 2020 Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico 1
Oct 23, 2020 Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Oct 22, 2020 Cheatham County, Tennessee 1
Oct 21, 2020 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 21, 2020 Medanales, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico 1

Compare 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.