Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Cruze

Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles

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

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 22, 2021 Riga, Lenawee County, Michigan 1
Sep 21, 2021 Colonie, Albany County, New York 1
Sep 20, 2021 Williamson County, Illinois 1
Sep 19, 2021 Aurora, Adams County, Colorado 2
Sep 18, 2021 Fresno County, California 1
Sep 16, 2021 Kemper County, Mississippi 1
Sep 16, 2021 Manatee County, Florida 1
Sep 16, 2021 Belle Glade, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Sep 15, 2021 Ottawa, Boone County, West Virginia 1
Sep 15, 2021 Durham County, North Carolina 1
Sep 14, 2021 Hocking County, Ohio 1
Sep 13, 2021 Winston County, Alabama 1
Sep 11, 2021 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Sep 10, 2021 Waterloo, Seneca County, New York 1
Sep 10, 2021 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Sep 10, 2021 Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1
Sep 8, 2021 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Sep 8, 2021 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 1
Sep 6, 2021 Burke County, Georgia 1
Sep 2, 2021 Elizabeth, Wirt County, West Virginia 1
Aug 28, 2021 Jefferson County, Indiana 1
Aug 27, 2021 Prairie Du Rocher, Randolph County, Illinois 1
Aug 26, 2021 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
Aug 24, 2021 Buffalo, Erie County, New York 1
Aug 22, 2021 Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia 1

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.