Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Cruze

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 1,335
Fatal crashes: 1,330
Deaths inside: 769
Other deaths: 734

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,335 vehicles described as Chevrolet Cruze were involved in 1,330 fatal crashes in the United States. 769 people died inside these vehicles and 734 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	268
2021	309
2022	301
2023	248
2024	209

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

51%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 50%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	152	161
2021	157	189
2022	174	166
2023	152	128
2024	134	90

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

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 80 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 18%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About three-quarters of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

53%

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 Cruze	Chevrolet	All vehicles
Driver speeding	14.6%	18.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	15.0%	19.5%	17.7%
At night	52.8%	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	950
Cloudy	197
Rain	96
Fog, Smog, Smoke	14
Snow	11

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	614
Dark - Not Lighted	338
Dark - Lighted	314
Dusk	28
Dawn	27

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	120
Ohio	89
California	82
Florida	81
Illinois	78
Indiana	62
Michigan	60
Pennsylvania	54
Missouri	50
North Carolina	42

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Chevrolet Cruze by model year

2019 61 crashes
2018 139 crashes
2017 199 crashes
2016 139 crashes
2015 144 crashes
2014 240 crashes
2013 138 crashes
2012 175 crashes
2011 98 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
Dec 6, 2022	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	E THOMAS RD	1
Dec 5, 2022	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia	SR-520 VICTORY DR	1
Dec 2, 2022	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	I-240	1
Dec 2, 2022	Montclair, San Bernardino County, California	SAN BERNARDINO ST	1
Nov 30, 2022	Gallia County, Ohio	SR-588	1
Nov 30, 2022	Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois	US-51	1
Nov 27, 2022	Lake County, Indiana	I-65	2
Nov 26, 2022	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon	NE HALSEY ST	1
Nov 26, 2022	Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina	SSR-1703 E 14TH AVE	1
Nov 26, 2022	Polk County, Florida	CR-655	1
Nov 26, 2022	Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado	S PEORIA ST	1
Nov 25, 2022	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	I-90	1
Nov 25, 2022	Coconino County, Arizona	I-40	1
Nov 24, 2022	Temple, Bell County, Texas	FM 2305/ADAMS AVE	1
Nov 23, 2022	Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado	SR-21 N POWERS BLVD	1
Nov 22, 2022	Oak Forest, Cook County, Illinois	US-6 159TH ST	1
Nov 22, 2022	Faulkner County, Arkansas	SR-89	1
Nov 21, 2022	Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri	CR-CLAYTON RD	1
Nov 19, 2022	Jefferson County, Nebraska	SR-4 724TH RD	1
Nov 15, 2022	Bedford County, Pennsylvania	SR-96 HYNDMAN RD	1
Nov 14, 2022	Loves Park, Winnebago County, Illinois	CR-7	1
Nov 12, 2022	Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas	US-24	1
Nov 10, 2022	Angelina County, Texas	US-59	1
Nov 10, 2022	North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois	CR-W34 LEWIS AVE	1
Nov 7, 2022	Lincoln County, Montana	US-2	2

Compare Chevrolet Cruze 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.