Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt

Compared with Chevrolet Cobalt · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
66
Fatal crashes
66
Deaths inside
59
Other deaths
17

Between 2020 and 2024, 66 vehicles described as 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt were involved in 66 fatal crashes in the United States. 59 people died inside these vehicles and 17 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 16
2021 20
2022 10
2023 12
2024 8

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

78%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Cobalt: 76%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 12 5
2021 14 6
2022 12 1
2023 11 5
2024 10 0

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 55 percent of the share for Chevrolet Cobalt: 24%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for Chevrolet Cobalt: 21%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

48%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Cobalt: 52%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet Cobalt Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.6% 23.7% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.7% 21.4% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 48.5% 52.4% 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 43
Cloudy 11
Rain 4
Snow 2

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 36
Dark - Not Lighted 15
Dark - Lighted 13
Dusk 2

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
Florida 7
Ohio 6
Pennsylvania 5
Indiana 4
Missouri 4
Washington 3
Georgia 3
Virginia 2
Louisiana 2
Tennessee 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 12, 2024 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Aug 1, 2024 Cato, Cayuga County, New York 2
Jul 25, 2024 Marion County, Florida 2
Jul 18, 2024 Decatur County, Indiana 1
Jun 29, 2024 Elko County, Nevada 1
Jun 18, 2024 Pasco County, Florida 1
Feb 3, 2024 Sussex County, Delaware 1
Jan 22, 2024 Okaloosa County, Florida 1
Dec 20, 2023 San Joaquin County, California 1
Aug 7, 2023 Meigs County, Ohio 1
Jul 7, 2023 Gary, Lake County, Indiana 1
Jul 2, 2023 Hidalgo County, Texas 2
Apr 30, 2023 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Apr 25, 2023 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Apr 3, 2023 Marion County, Florida 1
Mar 12, 2023 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Feb 27, 2023 Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia 1
Feb 22, 2023 Babylon, Suffolk County, New York 2
Feb 3, 2023 Cocke County, Tennessee 3
Jan 26, 2023 Indiana County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 25, 2022 Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia 1
Jun 20, 2022 Lincoln County, Missouri 1
May 10, 2022 Warren County, Ohio 2
Apr 11, 2022 Wayne County, Mississippi 1
Apr 4, 2022 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1

Compare 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt 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.