Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Impala

Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
2,424
Fatal crashes
2,413
Deaths inside
1,630
Other deaths
1,118

Between 2020 and 2024, 2,424 vehicles described as Chevrolet Impala were involved in 2,413 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,630 people died inside these vehicles and 1,118 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 583
2021 576
2022 499
2023 400
2024 366

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

59%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 420 255
2021 394 274
2022 318 231
2023 253 199
2024 245 159

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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.2 times 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 Impala Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 23.8% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.9% 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 1,734
Cloudy 343
Rain 179
Fog, Smog, Smoke 34
Snow 15

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 1,112
Dark - Not Lighted 613
Dark - Lighted 563
Dawn 51
Dusk 47

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 209
Michigan 167
Florida 142
Illinois 134
Ohio 120
Missouri 110
Georgia 101
North Carolina 96
Tennessee 89
Indiana 87

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Chevrolet Impala 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
Nov 1, 2023 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Oct 31, 2023 Fairfield County, South Carolina 2
Oct 31, 2023 Richmond County, North Carolina 1
Oct 30, 2023 Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia 1
Oct 29, 2023 Davenport, Scott County, Iowa 2
Oct 29, 2023 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Oct 28, 2023 Walla Walla County, Washington 1
Oct 28, 2023 Dixie, Brooks County, Georgia 2
Oct 28, 2023 Los Altos Hills, Santa Clara County, California 1
Oct 25, 2023 Chautauqua County, Kansas 1
Oct 24, 2023 Alcorn County, Mississippi 1
Oct 23, 2023 St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 23, 2023 St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana 3
Oct 22, 2023 Perry, Houston County, Georgia 1
Oct 21, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 2
Oct 21, 2023 St. Louis County, Minnesota 1
Oct 20, 2023 Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas 1
Oct 20, 2023 Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri 1
Oct 20, 2023 St. Clair County, Michigan 1
Oct 20, 2023 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 19, 2023 Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 17, 2023 Lima, Livingston County, New York 1
Oct 17, 2023 Saline County, Missouri 2
Oct 16, 2023 Mecosta County, Michigan 1
Oct 15, 2023 Harris County, Texas 1

Compare 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.