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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2020 27 crashes
- 2019 64 crashes
- 2018 80 crashes
- 2017 70 crashes
- 2016 57 crashes
- 2015 109 crashes
- 2014 159 crashes
- 2013 150 crashes
- 2012 171 crashes
- 2011 129 crashes
- 2010 116 crashes
- 2009 167 crashes
- 2008 276 crashes
- 2007 224 crashes
- 2006 205 crashes
- 2005 110 crashes
- 2004 105 crashes
- 2003 85 crashes
- 2002 41 crashes
- 2001 28 crashes
- 2000 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2020 | Wood County, Texas | SR-154 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | Monroe County, Mississippi | SR-8 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota | CR-21 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Madison County, Kentucky | US-25 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Andrew County, Missouri | SR-A | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Albemarle County, Virginia | US-250 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland | MU-16 | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Spring Hill, Maury County, Tennessee | SR-396 SATURN PKWY | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | NW 5TH ST | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | CARRIE ST | 2 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Yakima County, Washington | SR-220 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Columbia County, Florida | CR-25A NW VALDOSTA RD | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona | SR-89 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | Houston County, Alabama | SR-53 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2020 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | US-287P BU/RIVERSIDE DR | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2020 | Schoolcraft County, Michigan | CR-442 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Howard County, Maryland | SR-108 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2020 | Lee County, North Carolina | SSR-1300 CHRIS COLE RD | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2020 | Babylon, Suffolk County, New York | CR-83 N OCEAN AVE | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | I-220 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | SR-175 SHELBY DR | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Switzerland County, Indiana | SR-156 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan | SR-45 LAKE MICHIGAN DR NW | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska | N 16TH ST | 1 |
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.