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
Jul 9, 2020 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1
Jul 6, 2020 Sherwood, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Jul 5, 2020 Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama 1
Jul 3, 2020 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Jun 20, 2020 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Jun 9, 2020 Kern County, California 1
Jun 6, 2020 Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Washington 1
Jun 4, 2020 Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska 1
May 26, 2020 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 1
May 7, 2020 Waukesha County, Wisconsin 1
May 4, 2020 Portage County, Ohio 1
Apr 23, 2020 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Apr 21, 2020 Yardley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 4, 2020 Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas 1
Mar 6, 2020 Tulare County, California 1
Feb 12, 2020 DeKalb County, Illinois 1
Feb 4, 2020 Jersey County, Illinois 1
Jan 28, 2020 Cass County, Texas 1
Jan 16, 2020 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 1
Jan 14, 2020 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 1

Compare 2012 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.