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
Oct 21, 2023	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	SR-161 DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD	1
Oct 18, 2023	Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah	SR-198	1
Oct 17, 2023	Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York	HUNT RD	1
Oct 16, 2023	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	MU-THOMPSON RD	1
Oct 16, 2023	Clearlake, Lake County, California	ARROWHEAD	1
Oct 13, 2023	Hancock County, Illinois	SR-96	1
Oct 11, 2023	Cullman County, Alabama	US-278 SR-74	1
Oct 6, 2023	Thorn Hill, Grainger County, Tennessee	US-25E SR-32	1
Oct 2, 2023	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	SR-10	1
Oct 1, 2023	Donna, Hidalgo County, Texas	MU-GOOLIE RD	1
Sep 28, 2023	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	MU-BROOKSIDE BLVD	1
Sep 23, 2023	South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana	SR-23	1
Sep 19, 2023	Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina	US-13	1
Sep 15, 2023	Morrow, Clayton County, Georgia	I-75	1
Sep 6, 2023	Manitowoc County, Wisconsin	CR-C	3
Aug 30, 2023	Arenac County, Michigan	I-75	1
Aug 21, 2023	Roanoke, Roanoke city, Virginia	US-460	1
Aug 18, 2023	Sherburne County, Minnesota	US-10	1
Aug 17, 2023	Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee	US-70 SR-1 ROANE STATE HWY	1
Aug 16, 2023	Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio	MU-13899 VICTOR AV	1
Aug 7, 2023	Meigs County, Ohio	SR-7	1
Aug 3, 2023	Rockford, Blount County, Tennessee	SR-33 OLD KNOXVILLE HWY	2
Aug 1, 2023	Butler County, Pennsylvania	US-422 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HWY	1
Jul 31, 2023	Monroe County, Illinois	I-255	1
Jul 29, 2023	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	MU-ST CLAIR AVE	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.