Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Cavalier

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

2005 35 crashes
2004 68 crashes
2003 50 crashes
2002 58 crashes
2001 37 crashes
2000 24 crashes
1999 23 crashes
1998 14 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Oct 12, 2020	Allegany County, Maryland	SR-51	1
Oct 9, 2020	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	SR-2007 FRANKFORD AVE	1
Oct 9, 2020	Fulton County, Kentucky	SR-166	1
Oct 7, 2020	Moosic, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY	2
Oct 2, 2020	Warren County, Tennessee	US-70S SR-1 NASHVILLE HWY	2
Oct 1, 2020	Franklin County, Missouri	SR-V	1
Sep 30, 2020	Livingston County, Illinois	300 E	1
Sep 27, 2020	Clovis, Fresno County, California	W ASHLAN AVE	1
Sep 26, 2020	Young County, Texas	SR-16	1
Sep 26, 2020	Morrill County, Nebraska	US-26	1
Sep 25, 2020	Lamar County, Georgia	SR-7	1
Sep 15, 2020	Josephine County, Oregon	US-199 ODOT 25	1
Sep 13, 2020	Hardin County, Texas	FM 92	1
Sep 13, 2020	Clinton County, Pennsylvania	I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY	1
Sep 10, 2020	Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee	US-64BP/74 SR-311 APD-40	1
Sep 9, 2020	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	SR-1604	1
Aug 31, 2020	El Paso County, Colorado	SR-94	1
Aug 25, 2020	Russell Springs, Russell County, Kentucky	US-127	1
Aug 21, 2020	Montgomery County, Kentucky	SR-11	1
Aug 18, 2020	New Manchester, Hancock County, West Virginia	SR-8	1
Aug 15, 2020	Jefferson County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 4	1
Aug 14, 2020	Grayson County, Virginia	US-21	1
Aug 13, 2020	Letcher County, Kentucky	US-119	1
Aug 10, 2020	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	MU-10	1
Aug 1, 2020	Spotsylvania County, Virginia	SR-3/PLANK RD	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.