Fatal crash profile · Model year

2012 Chevrolet Colorado

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
29
Fatal crashes
29
Deaths inside
14
Other deaths
18

Between 2020 and 2024, 29 vehicles described as 2012 Chevrolet Colorado were involved in 29 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 18 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 9
2021 3
2022 5
2023 9
2024 3

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

44%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Colorado: 44%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 4 5
2021 2 1
2022 5 3
2023 3 6
2024 0 3

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet Colorado: 15%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

7%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 40 percent of the share for Chevrolet Colorado: 16%
  • About one-third of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Colorado: 43%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2012 Chevrolet Colorado Chevrolet Colorado Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.2% 15.0% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 6.9% 16.5% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 44.8% 43.2% 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 23
Cloudy 3
Rain 2
Snow 1

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 15
Dark - Not Lighted 8
Dark - Lighted 4
Dusk 2

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
California 4
Texas 4
Georgia 3
Alabama 3
North Carolina 2
New York 2
Florida 2
Connecticut 2
Pennsylvania 1
Missouri 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 21, 2024 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Sep 25, 2024 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Mar 6, 2024 Kenhorst, Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 23, 2023 Eagle Lake, Polk County, Florida 1
Nov 1, 2023 Brown County, Illinois 1
Sep 29, 2023 Bruceville-Eddy, McLennan County, Texas 1
Sep 21, 2023 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Sep 20, 2023 Sacramento County, California 1
Aug 9, 2023 Clayton County, Georgia 1
May 24, 2023 Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia 1
Jan 27, 2023 Davie County, North Carolina 1
Jan 8, 2023 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia 1
Nov 23, 2022 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 1
Nov 7, 2022 Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut 1
Nov 7, 2022 Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 6, 2022 Tulare, Tulare County, California 1
May 29, 2022 Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut 4
Nov 1, 2021 Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Aug 2, 2021 Los Angeles County, California 1
May 16, 2021 Walker County, Alabama 1
Sep 20, 2020 Goliad County, Texas 1
Sep 8, 2020 Randolph County, North Carolina 1
Aug 21, 2020 Schroon Lake, Essex County, New York 1
Jul 30, 2020 Baldwin County, Alabama 1
Jul 23, 2020 Douglas County, Missouri 1

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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.