Fatal crash profile · Model year

2007 Chevrolet Malibu

Compared with Chevrolet Malibu · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
88
Fatal crashes
88
Deaths inside
76
Other deaths
24

Between 2020 and 2024, 88 vehicles described as 2007 Chevrolet Malibu were involved in 88 fatal crashes in the United States. 76 people died inside these vehicles and 24 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 18
2021 31
2022 17
2023 13
2024 9

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

76%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.4 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 16 5
2021 30 7
2022 15 4
2023 8 6
2024 7 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

25%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 19%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 20%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

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 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 25.0% 19.0% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 27.3% 19.7% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 56.8% 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 67
Cloudy 12
Rain 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Snow 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 41
Dark - Not Lighted 30
Dark - Lighted 13
Dusk 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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
Illinois 11
Ohio 6
Texas 5
Florida 5
Wisconsin 4
Georgia 3
Indiana 3
California 3
Minnesota 3
Arizona 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 7, 2024 McDonough, Henry County, Georgia 1
Aug 27, 2024 Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Aug 1, 2024 La Feria, Cameron County, Texas 1
Jul 30, 2024 Whitley County, Kentucky 1
Jul 22, 2024 Kanabec County, Minnesota 1
May 28, 2024 Mercer County, Illinois 1
Apr 8, 2024 Borden, Clark County, Indiana 1
Mar 12, 2024 Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia 1
Feb 24, 2024 Ross County, Ohio 1
Dec 7, 2023 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Oct 28, 2023 Buffalo County, South Dakota 1
Oct 22, 2023 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 6, 2023 Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vermont 1
Jul 29, 2023 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 1
Jul 24, 2023 St. Joseph County, Indiana 1
Jul 17, 2023 Dunklin County, Missouri 1
Jun 6, 2023 Butler County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 3, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 2
May 13, 2023 Chippewa County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 27, 2023 Pleasanton, Alameda County, California 1
Mar 21, 2023 Buncombe County, North Carolina 1
Jan 10, 2023 Boone County, Illinois 1
Nov 18, 2022 Lonoke County, Arkansas 1
Nov 9, 2022 Johnsburg, Warren County, New York 1
Nov 9, 2022 New York City, Queens County, New York 1

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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.