Fatal crash profile · Model year

2012 Chevrolet Malibu

Compared with Chevrolet Malibu · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
195
Fatal crashes
195
Deaths inside
119
Other deaths
92

Between 2020 and 2024, 195 vehicles described as 2012 Chevrolet Malibu were involved in 195 fatal crashes in the United States. 119 people died inside these vehicles and 92 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 36
2021 43
2022 44
2023 42
2024 30

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 the same as the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 56%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 20 19
2021 29 19
2022 28 19
2023 19 25
2024 23 10

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 19%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 20%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 54%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2012 Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.4% 19.0% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 12.8% 19.7% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 51.8% 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 133
Cloudy 34
Rain 13
Snow 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2

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 91
Dark - Lighted 48
Dark - Not Lighted 44
Dusk 6
Dawn 3

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 20
Michigan 13
California 13
Missouri 12
Tennessee 10
Illinois 9
Alabama 8
Pennsylvania 8
Indiana 8
North Carolina 8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 3, 2022 Wayne County, North Carolina 1
May 14, 2022 Polk County, Tennessee 1
May 13, 2022 Flomaton, Escambia County, Alabama 1
Apr 22, 2022 Freestone County, Texas 1
Apr 17, 2022 Franklin County, Virginia 1
Apr 15, 2022 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 1
Apr 9, 2022 Muskegon County, Michigan 1
Mar 25, 2022 Yakima County, Washington 2
Mar 20, 2022 Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas 1
Mar 8, 2022 Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Jan 26, 2022 Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama 1
Jan 25, 2022 Decatur County, Indiana 1
Jan 20, 2022 Newaygo County, Michigan 1
Jan 15, 2022 Ascension Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 6, 2022 Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina 1
Jan 6, 2022 Buncombe County, North Carolina 1
Nov 16, 2021 Gary, Lake County, Indiana 3
Nov 2, 2021 Caldwell County, Kentucky 1
Oct 20, 2021 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Oct 18, 2021 Copiah County, Mississippi 1
Oct 12, 2021 Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi 1
Oct 11, 2021 Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia 1
Sep 27, 2021 Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Sep 17, 2021 Manatee County, Florida 1
Sep 14, 2021 Webster County, Missouri 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.