Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Cobalt

Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles

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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 18, 2021 Thurston County, Washington 1
Oct 17, 2021 Wayne County, Pennsylvania 2
Oct 15, 2021 Hereford, Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 13, 2021 Screven County, Georgia 1
Oct 9, 2021 Green County, Wisconsin 3
Oct 8, 2021 Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 1
Oct 7, 2021 Tattnall County, Georgia 1
Oct 6, 2021 Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas 1
Oct 6, 2021 Lindenhurst, Lake County, Illinois 1
Oct 3, 2021 Montgomery County, Tennessee 1
Oct 1, 2021 Hardee County, Florida 1
Sep 30, 2021 Wise County, Texas 1
Sep 27, 2021 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Sep 27, 2021 Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 22, 2021 Pembroke, Genesee County, New York 2
Sep 22, 2021 Tulare County, California 1
Sep 17, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Sep 16, 2021 Jackson County, Missouri 1
Sep 12, 2021 Davidson County, North Carolina 1
Sep 11, 2021 Clay County, Illinois 1
Sep 10, 2021 North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
Sep 9, 2021 Marshall County, Alabama 1
Sep 8, 2021 Nesquehoning, Carbon County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 5, 2021 Tunica County, Mississippi 2
Sep 4, 2021 Hamilton County, Ohio 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.