Fatal crash profile · Model
Chevrolet Malibu
Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 2,903
- Fatal crashes
- 2,893
- Deaths inside
- 1,808
- Other deaths
- 1,431
Between 2020 and 2024, 2,903 vehicles described as Chevrolet Malibu were involved in 2,893 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,808 people died inside these vehicles and 1,431 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 | 554 |
| 2021 | 654 |
| 2022 | 577 |
| 2023 | 596 |
| 2024 | 522 |
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
56%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 351 | 275 |
| 2021 | 429 | 297 |
| 2022 | 362 | 298 |
| 2023 | 334 | 311 |
| 2024 | 332 | 250 |
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
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 18%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 19%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
54%
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 Malibu | Chevrolet | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 19.0% | 18.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 19.7% | 19.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.9% | 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 | 2,052 |
| Cloudy | 415 |
| Rain | 254 |
| Snow | 24 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 21 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,308 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 796 |
| Dark - Lighted | 642 |
| Dusk | 60 |
| Dawn | 49 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 303 |
| Florida | 210 |
| Ohio | 164 |
| Michigan | 163 |
| Illinois | 162 |
| California | 158 |
| North Carolina | 109 |
| Indiana | 109 |
| Georgia | 108 |
| Missouri | 108 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
- 2024 16 crashes
- 2023 53 crashes
- 2022 74 crashes
- 2021 67 crashes
- 2020 171 crashes
- 2019 96 crashes
- 2018 205 crashes
- 2017 205 crashes
- 2016 219 crashes
- 2015 173 crashes
- 2014 115 crashes
- 2013 190 crashes
- 2012 195 crashes
- 2011 182 crashes
- 2010 136 crashes
- 2009 128 crashes
- 2008 112 crashes
- 2007 88 crashes
- 2006 114 crashes
- 2005 120 crashes
- 2004 74 crashes
- 2003 47 crashes
- 2002 27 crashes
- 2001 31 crashes
- 2000 22 crashes
- 1999 15 crashes
- 1998 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | Santa Paula, Ventura County, California | E SANTA BARBARA ST | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Boone County, Arkansas | US-65 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Limestone County, Alabama | CR-ELKTON RD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | I- 57 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Harris County, Texas | CR-FRY RD | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Chesterfield County, South Carolina | US-1 POWE STREET | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | SR-12 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Sacramento County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Washington County, Maryland | CR- 473 HOPEWELL RD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Sebastian County, Arkansas | US-71 | 2 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | US-60 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2024 | Defiance County, Ohio | SR-2 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Tulare, Tulare County, California | SR- 63 S MOONEY BL | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W BUCKEYE RD | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | St. Louis County, Missouri | MU-HANLEY RD | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | O'Brien County, Iowa | CR-B62/500TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Millen, Jenkins County, Georgia | SR-21 MILLEN BYPASS | 2 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Springfield, Greene County, Missouri | US-160 S WEST BYP | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Dodge County, Nebraska | US-30 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Arenac County, Michigan | SR-61 | 2 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-202 NONCARD | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas | MU-LAMAR | 2 |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois | SR-137 NB | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Sioux Falls, Lincoln County, South Dakota | I-229 S | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Joliet, Will County, Illinois | US-6/52/IL-53/CHICAGO 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.