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
Mar 4, 2021	Rock County, Wisconsin	CR-K	1
Mar 2, 2021	Cumberland County, Virginia	US-60	1
Mar 2, 2021	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	US-101	1
Mar 1, 2021	Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio	US-40 WEST MAIN ST	1
Feb 27, 2021	Jefferson County, Alabama	I-59	2
Feb 25, 2021	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	SR-375	1
Feb 23, 2021	Westland, Wayne County, Michigan	CR-VAN BORN	1
Feb 18, 2021	Kern County, California	TEHACHAPI WILLOW SPRINGS RD	1
Feb 13, 2021	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	US-62 NELSON RD	1
Feb 13, 2021	Rush County, Indiana	SR-3S	1
Feb 12, 2021	Talbot County, Georgia	CR-351	1
Feb 7, 2021	Franklin County, Texas	I-30	1
Feb 5, 2021	Lexington County, South Carolina	SR-6	1
Jan 31, 2021	Cass County, Nebraska	US-75	4
Jan 27, 2021	Berea, Madison County, Kentucky	US-25	1
Jan 27, 2021	Neoga, Cumberland County, Illinois	I-57	1
Jan 27, 2021	Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona	8TH ST	1
Jan 26, 2021	Groveland, Lake County, Florida	SR-19	1
Jan 24, 2021	Ocean County, New Jersey	444 GARDEN STATE PARKWAY	1
Jan 21, 2021	South Pittsburg, Marion County, Tennessee	S CEDAR AVE	1
Jan 15, 2021	Hamilton County, Ohio	I-275	1
Jan 13, 2021	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee	US-31W/41 SR-11 DICKERSON PK	1
Jan 12, 2021	Liberty County, Texas	SR-105	1
Jan 12, 2021	Clark County, Kentucky	US-60 LEXINGTON RD	1
Jan 5, 2021	Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana	100 SOUTH HADLEY	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.