Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Cobalt

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 725
Fatal crashes: 724
Deaths inside: 621
Other deaths: 195

Between 2020 and 2024, 725 vehicles described as Chevrolet Cobalt were involved in 724 fatal crashes in the United States. 621 people died inside these vehicles and 195 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	173
2021	184
2022	142
2023	124
2024	102

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

76%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.5 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	145	48
2021	150	59
2022	130	37
2023	108	29
2024	88	22

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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

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%

52%

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

About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Chevrolet Cobalt	Chevrolet	All vehicles
Driver speeding	23.7%	18.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	21.4%	19.5%	17.7%
At night	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	503
Cloudy	109
Rain	55
Fog, Smog, Smoke	7
Snow	7

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	354
Dark - Not Lighted	206
Dark - Lighted	120
Dusk	21
Dawn	14

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
Texas	65
Ohio	51
Pennsylvania	45
Florida	39
Missouri	38
Indiana	37
Illinois	28
Wisconsin	27
California	26
Virginia	25

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Chevrolet Cobalt by model year

2010 113 crashes
2009 143 crashes
2008 135 crashes
2007 130 crashes
2006 136 crashes
2005 66 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
Jun 17, 2022	Clark County, Nevada	SR-604	1
Jun 15, 2022	Lansing, Cook County, Illinois	I-80	1
Jun 14, 2022	Butler County, Ohio	TR-11 BUTLER WARREN RD	1
Jun 12, 2022	Liberty, Liberty County, Texas	US-90	1
Jun 10, 2022	North York, York County, Pennsylvania	I-83 VFW OF US MEM HW	1
May 29, 2022	Crosby County, Texas	CR-156	1
May 28, 2022	Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin	US-14	1
May 27, 2022	Orange County, North Carolina	US-70 BUS	1
May 22, 2022	Lake County, Florida	SR-19	1
May 12, 2022	Gary, Lake County, Indiana	15TH AVE	1
May 10, 2022	Warren County, Ohio	CR-25 HARVEYSBURG RD	2
May 10, 2022	Ingalls, Gray County, Kansas	US-50	2
May 8, 2022	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	RIO GRANDE AVE	1
May 2, 2022	Garland, Dallas County, Texas	I-635/LBJ FWY	2
Apr 30, 2022	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	1ST AVE	1
Apr 26, 2022	Marshall County, Alabama	SR-79	1
Apr 19, 2022	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	PLOUGH BLVD	2
Apr 16, 2022	China, Kennebec County, Maine	NECK RD	1
Apr 13, 2022	Town of Walls, DeSoto County, Mississippi	US-61	1
Apr 11, 2022	Wayne County, Mississippi	US-84	1
Apr 10, 2022	Elkhart County, Indiana	US-33	1
Apr 8, 2022	Madison County, Kentucky	SR-627	1
Apr 6, 2022	Lawrence County, Ohio	SR-7	2
Apr 5, 2022	Kaufman County, Texas	SR-34	2
Apr 4, 2022	Wendover, Tooele County, Utah	I-80	1

Compare 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.