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
Mar 11, 2023	Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky	US-31 CLARK MEMORIAL BRG	1
Mar 2, 2023	Armstrong County, Pennsylvania	SR-85	1
Feb 26, 2023	Seattle, King County, Washington	I-5	2
Feb 11, 2023	Black Hawk County, Iowa	CR-C57/W CEDAR WAPSI RD	1
Feb 5, 2023	Wardell, Pemiscot County, Missouri	SR-B	1
Jan 31, 2023	McKean County, Pennsylvania	US-219 BUFFALO PITTSBURGH HWY	1
Jan 26, 2023	Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky	SR-555 TRIPLE 5 HWY	1
Jan 24, 2023	Westminster, Jefferson County, Colorado	US-36 RAMP E	1
Jan 23, 2023	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	MU-N 27TH ST	1
Jan 23, 2023	Sussex County, Delaware	US-13 SUSSEX HWY	1
Jan 16, 2023	Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah	SR-132	1
Jan 13, 2023	Hancock County, Ohio	CR-97	1
Dec 26, 2022	Mendocino County, California	EEL RIVER RD	1
Dec 15, 2022	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	SR-2051 LEVITTOWN PKWY	1
Dec 10, 2022	Fayette County, Texas	SR-95	1
Dec 10, 2022	Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho	5TH AVE	1
Dec 7, 2022	Horry County, South Carolina	SR-19 HWY 19	1
Dec 6, 2022	Lincoln County, Missouri	SR-47	1
Dec 1, 2022	Snohomish County, Washington	SR-530	1
Nov 11, 2022	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	SR-1001 VERREE RD	1
Oct 13, 2022	St. Louis County, Missouri	SR-AC	1
Oct 9, 2022	Greene County, Indiana	SR-45	1
Oct 7, 2022	Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia	SR-34	1
Oct 7, 2022	Roseville, Placer County, California	WASHINGTON BLVD	1
Oct 4, 2022	Carter County, Kentucky	SR-2	2

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.