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 21, 2023	Glacier County, Montana	SSR-358 CUT BANK VALIER HWY	1
Oct 15, 2023	Polk County, Florida	US-17	1
Sep 19, 2023	Whatcom County, Washington	CR-W SMITH RD	1
Aug 18, 2023	Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania	SR-271 MAPLE AVE	1
Jul 30, 2023	Wyatt, Harrison County, West Virginia	CR-3	1
Jul 28, 2023	Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri	SR-BU 60	1
Jul 28, 2023	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	S 35TH AVE	1
Jul 20, 2023	Pike County, Missouri	SR-79	1
Jul 16, 2023	Harford County, Maryland	US-1 BELAIR BYPASS	1
Jul 13, 2023	Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington	MU-GRAVELLY LAKE DR SW	3
Jul 4, 2023	Greene County, Ohio	CR-64 POLECAT RD	1
Jun 27, 2023	Tobaccoville, Forsyth County, North Carolina	US-52	1
Jun 26, 2023	Newark, Essex County, New Jersey	I-95 RAMP	2
Jun 18, 2023	Mingo County, West Virginia	CR-10	1
Jun 7, 2023	Cleveland County, North Carolina	SSR-1001 STONEY POINT RD	1
May 28, 2023	Stephenson County, Illinois	N TOWER RD	2
May 27, 2023	Aurora, Adams County, Colorado	E SMITH RD	1
May 16, 2023	McMinn County, Tennessee	CR-750	2
May 7, 2023	Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida	I-95	1
May 3, 2023	Hobart, Lake County, Indiana	MU-37TH AVE	1
May 1, 2023	Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee	CR-COUNTY FARM RD	1
Apr 25, 2023	Ellinwood, Barton County, Kansas	US-56	1
Apr 9, 2023	Littlefield, Mohave County, Arizona	I-15	1
Apr 3, 2023	Greenville County, South Carolina	US-25 AUGUSTA RD	1
Mar 18, 2023	Surry County, North Carolina	SR-89	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.