Fatal crash profile · Model year

2015 Chevrolet Malibu

Compared with Chevrolet Malibu · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
173
Fatal crashes
173
Deaths inside
84
Other deaths
106

Between 2020 and 2024, 173 vehicles described as 2015 Chevrolet Malibu were involved in 173 fatal crashes in the United States. 84 people died inside these vehicles and 106 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 30
2021 41
2022 40
2023 30
2024 32

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

44%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 80 percent of the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 56%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 14 19
2021 19 25
2022 20 26
2023 13 19
2024 18 17

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 20%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

53%

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 2015 Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.9% 19.0% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 18.5% 19.7% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 52.6% 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 122
Cloudy 23
Rain 16
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Sleet or Hail 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 77
Dark - Not Lighted 47
Dark - Lighted 40
Dusk 6
Dawn 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
Texas 17
Florida 15
Illinois 12
Michigan 9
New York 8
Tennessee 8
Georgia 8
Kentucky 8
Indiana 7
Missouri 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 30, 2023 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 28, 2023 Bristol, Ontario County, New York 1
Apr 28, 2023 Escambia County, Florida 1
Apr 7, 2023 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 1
Mar 2, 2023 Tucker, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Feb 28, 2023 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Feb 27, 2023 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota 1
Feb 5, 2023 Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky 1
Feb 3, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jan 15, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Jan 14, 2023 Tippecanoe County, Indiana 1
Jan 12, 2023 Henderson County, Tennessee 2
Dec 31, 2022 Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Dec 17, 2022 Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Dec 11, 2022 Orange County, Florida 2
Dec 10, 2022 Sawyer County, Wisconsin 1
Dec 8, 2022 Fairfax County, Virginia 1
Dec 7, 2022 Rome, Oneida County, New York 1
Nov 7, 2022 Matthews, New Madrid County, Missouri 1
Oct 30, 2022 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska 1
Oct 28, 2022 Robeson County, North Carolina 1
Oct 15, 2022 Minidoka County, Idaho 1
Oct 12, 2022 Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas 1
Sep 25, 2022 Cameron County, Texas 1
Sep 17, 2022 Jefferson County, Colorado 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.