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
Jun 25, 2021	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania	I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY	1
Jun 24, 2021	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SW 298TH TERR	1
Jun 23, 2021	Coshocton County, Ohio	SR-16	1
Jun 22, 2021	Berlin, Worcester County, Massachusetts	SR-62 CENTRAL ST	1
Jun 18, 2021	Hemet, Riverside County, California	SR-74 FLORIDA AVE	1
Jun 17, 2021	Troup County, Georgia	SR-1	1
Jun 14, 2021	Churchill County, Nevada	US-50	1
Jun 13, 2021	Crockett County, Tennessee	US-412 SR-20	1
Jun 12, 2021	Portage County, Ohio	CR-148 SUMMIT RD	1
Jun 12, 2021	Marion County, Iowa	SR-14	2
Jun 12, 2021	Osceola County, Florida	US-192	1
Jun 12, 2021	Charlotte County, Florida	I-75	1
Jun 10, 2021	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	CULEBRA RD	1
Jun 10, 2021	Fresno County, California	SR-180	1
Jun 9, 2021	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-35	1
Jun 9, 2021	Stanton, Orange County, California	SR-39 BEACH BLVD	1
Jun 8, 2021	Houston, Harris County, Texas	REVEILLE	1
Jun 8, 2021	Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia	I-20	1
Jun 7, 2021	McDonough, Henry County, Georgia	CR-0200	1
Jun 5, 2021	Harrison County, Mississippi	US-49	1
Jun 5, 2021	Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland	US-40	1
Jun 4, 2021	Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida	US-27	3
Jun 4, 2021	Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona	PRESCOTT LAKES PKWY	1
Jun 3, 2021	Claiborne Parish, Louisiana	US-79	2
Jun 3, 2021	Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida	I-95	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.