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
Sep 21, 2020 Shelby County, Illinois 1
Sep 18, 2020 De Soto Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 7, 2020 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Sep 7, 2020 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Sep 5, 2020 Portage County, Ohio 1
Sep 3, 2020 Paulding County, Georgia 1
Sep 3, 2020 Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia 1
Sep 2, 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 31, 2020 Ector County, Texas 1
Aug 30, 2020 Union County, Pennsylvania 2
Aug 30, 2020 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Aug 25, 2020 Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Aug 23, 2020 Marion County, Iowa 2
Aug 21, 2020 Monterey County, California 1
Aug 20, 2020 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Aug 19, 2020 Pierce County, Washington 1
Aug 17, 2020 Escondido, San Diego County, California 1
Aug 16, 2020 Montcalm County, Michigan 1
Aug 13, 2020 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 1
Aug 3, 2020 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Aug 2, 2020 Ripley County, Missouri 1
Jul 30, 2020 Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio 1
Jul 29, 2020 Madison County, Tennessee 2
Jul 26, 2020 Indiana County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 24, 2020 San Bernardino County, California 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.