Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Chevrolet Impala

Compared with Chevrolet Impala · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
110
Fatal crashes
110
Deaths inside
84
Other deaths
37

Between 2020 and 2024, 110 vehicles described as 2005 Chevrolet Impala were involved in 110 fatal crashes in the United States. 84 people died inside these vehicles and 37 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 30
2021 23
2022 23
2023 20
2024 14

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

69%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Impala: 59%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 26 9
2021 18 8
2022 15 9
2023 12 8
2024 13 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

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Impala: 24%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Impala: 21%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Impala: 53%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 30.0% 23.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 25.5% 20.9% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 51.8% 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 80
Cloudy 15
Rain 8
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 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 48
Dark - Lighted 31
Dark - Not Lighted 25
Dawn 3
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
Texas 14
Florida 7
Ohio 6
Wisconsin 6
Mississippi 6
Tennessee 5
Indiana 5
Alabama 5
Missouri 5
Kentucky 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 15, 2020 St. Joseph County, Indiana 3
Jun 14, 2020 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 1
Jun 13, 2020 Troy, Rensselaer County, New York 1
May 21, 2020 Kanabec County, Minnesota 1
May 18, 2020 Bergen, Genesee County, New York 1
Mar 11, 2020 Montgomery County, Alabama 1
Mar 6, 2020 Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa 1
Feb 3, 2020 Charlotte County, Florida 1
Jan 11, 2020 Palestine, Anderson County, Texas 1
Jan 3, 2020 Charlotte County, Florida 1

Compare 2005 Chevrolet Impala 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.