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
May 23, 2021 Milam County, Texas 1
May 20, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
May 16, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 4, 2021 Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Apr 29, 2021 Southampton, Suffolk County, New York 1
Apr 24, 2021 Harris County, Texas 1
Apr 22, 2021 New Castle County, Delaware 1
Apr 17, 2021 Fulton County, Illinois 1
Apr 17, 2021 Oakland, Alameda County, California 1
Apr 16, 2021 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Apr 14, 2021 Kendall County, Illinois 1
Apr 9, 2021 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Mar 30, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 2
Mar 29, 2021 Robeson County, North Carolina 2
Mar 13, 2021 Cherokee County, South Carolina 1
Mar 9, 2021 Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana 1
Feb 27, 2021 Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Feb 7, 2021 Union County, Arkansas 1
Jan 9, 2021 Cleveland County, North Carolina 1
Jan 2, 2021 Hanover County, Virginia 1
Dec 15, 2020 Graham County, Arizona 2
Dec 6, 2020 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Dec 6, 2020 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Nov 22, 2020 Sellersburg, Clark County, Indiana 1
Nov 21, 2020 Washington County, Mississippi 1

Compare 2016 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.