Fatal crash profile · Model year

2016 Chevrolet Malibu

Compared with Chevrolet Malibu · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
219
Fatal crashes
219
Deaths inside
126
Other deaths
123

Between 2020 and 2024, 219 vehicles described as 2016 Chevrolet Malibu were involved in 219 fatal crashes in the United States. 126 people died inside these vehicles and 123 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 49
2021 56
2022 58
2023 30
2024 26

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

51%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 56%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 34 25
2021 35 25
2022 26 39
2023 16 20
2024 15 14

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

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 19%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 85 percent 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%

60%

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

  • About 1.1 times 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 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.0% 19.0% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.8% 19.7% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 60.3% 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 164
Cloudy 35
Rain 14

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 95
Dark - Not Lighted 64
Dark - Lighted 52
Dusk 4
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 29
Florida 21
Illinois 16
Michigan 14
California 13
Ohio 11
Alabama 9
Georgia 8
Arizona 7
Missouri 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Feb 9, 2024 Bakersfield, Kern County, California 2
Dec 4, 2023 Levy County, Florida 1
Dec 2, 2023 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 2
Dec 1, 2023 Union County, Kentucky 1
Nov 5, 2023 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 1
Oct 28, 2023 Madison County, Mississippi 1
Oct 7, 2023 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Sep 22, 2023 Brazoria County, Texas 1
Sep 19, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
Sep 7, 2023 Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Aug 18, 2023 Ellis County, Texas 1
Aug 1, 2023 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Jul 23, 2023 Nueces County, Texas 1
Jul 17, 2023 Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1
Jul 10, 2023 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 2
Jun 23, 2023 Delaware County, Indiana 1
Jun 8, 2023 Tolleson, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 27, 2023 Sheldon, Franklin County, Vermont 2
May 27, 2023 Towner County, North Dakota 1
May 20, 2023 Warren County, Ohio 2
May 18, 2023 New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee 1
Apr 29, 2023 Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma 1
Mar 27, 2023 Pasco County, Florida 1
Mar 4, 2023 Polk County, Florida 1
Mar 1, 2023 Brazos County, Texas 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.