Fatal crash profile · Model year

2001 Chevrolet Malibu

Compared with Chevrolet Malibu · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
31
Fatal crashes
31
Deaths inside
26
Other deaths
9

Between 2020 and 2024, 31 vehicles described as 2001 Chevrolet Malibu were involved in 31 fatal crashes in the United States. 26 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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 10
2021 9
2022 4
2023 3
2024 5

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

74%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 56%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 8 4
2021 9 2
2022 4 0
2023 2 1
2024 3 2

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

35%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.9 times the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 19%
  • About double the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

45%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About double the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 20%
  • About double the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

58%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 54%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2001 Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 35.5% 19.0% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 45.2% 19.7% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 58.1% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 18
Cloudy 5
Rain 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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
Dark - Not Lighted 12
Daylight 11
Dark - Lighted 6
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
Georgia 3
California 2
Indiana 2
Illinois 2
Ohio 2
New Mexico 1
Michigan 1
Louisiana 1
Nebraska 1
Colorado 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 7, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Mar 13, 2020 Doña Ana County, New Mexico 1
Mar 7, 2020 Montcalm County, Michigan 1
Mar 6, 2020 Kimberly, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Mar 5, 2020 Lancaster County, South Carolina 1
Jan 30, 2020 Millersburg, Bourbon County, Kentucky 1

Compare 2001 Chevrolet Malibu 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.