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
Jul 30, 2020	Fruitland, San Juan County, New Mexico	BIA-36	1
Jul 29, 2020	Will County, Illinois	I-80	1
Jul 26, 2020	Sequatchie County, Tennessee	SR-8	2
Jul 24, 2020	Spokane County, Washington	CR-E ELDER RD	1
Jul 23, 2020	Amarillo, Randall County, Texas	OSAGE ST	1
Jul 16, 2020	Palo Pinto County, Texas	SR-337	1
Jul 16, 2020	Marion County, Ohio	US-23	2
Jul 15, 2020	Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California	CARMENITA RD	1
Jul 13, 2020	Mona, Juab County, Utah	I-15	1
Jul 11, 2020	Citrus County, Florida	US-19	1
Jul 7, 2020	Cook County, Minnesota	CR-17 MILE CREEK RD	1
Jun 27, 2020	Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina	I-95 RAMP HECTOR MACLEAN HWY	1
Jun 25, 2020	Polk County, Georgia	CR-CAVE SPRINGS RD	1
Jun 24, 2020	Shelby County, Ohio	SR-29	1
Jun 18, 2020	Ocala, Marion County, Florida	SR-40	1
Jun 17, 2020	Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia	CR-30	1
Jun 17, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	DUNLAP AVE	1
Jun 16, 2020	Kershaw County, South Carolina	US-1	2
Jun 14, 2020	Brunswick County, North Carolina	SR-130 HOLDEN BEACH RD	1
Jun 14, 2020	Pasco County, Florida	US-19	1
Jun 12, 2020	Haven, Reno County, Kansas	SR-96	1
Jun 3, 2020	Lebanon County, Pennsylvania	I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HW	1
Jun 3, 2020	Jefferson County, Missouri	US-67	1
May 22, 2020	Chatham County, North Carolina	SR-42	1
May 21, 2020	Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina	I-40	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.