Fatal crash profile · Model year

2017 Chevrolet Malibu

Compared with Chevrolet Malibu · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
205
Fatal crashes
205
Deaths inside
118
Other deaths
121

Between 2020 and 2024, 205 vehicles described as 2017 Chevrolet Malibu were involved in 205 fatal crashes in the United States. 118 people died inside these vehicles and 121 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 29
2021 52
2022 39
2023 48
2024 37

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

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 90 percent of 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 19 16
2021 26 31
2022 27 26
2023 26 30
2024 20 18

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 70 percent 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%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 percent of the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 20%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

56%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 54%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2017 Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.7% 19.0% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.1% 19.7% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 56.1% 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 145
Cloudy 30
Rain 22
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 88
Dark - Not Lighted 53
Dark - Lighted 50
Dusk 6
Dawn 4

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 34
Florida 19
Illinois 13
Tennessee 13
Georgia 12
California 11
Michigan 9
Ohio 8
Wisconsin 7
Indiana 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 26, 2024 Sebastian County, Arkansas 2
Dec 21, 2024 St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Dec 14, 2024 Joliet, Will County, Illinois 1
Nov 16, 2024 Saginaw County, Michigan 1
Nov 13, 2024 Haywood County, Tennessee 1
Oct 30, 2024 Callaway County, Missouri 1
Oct 28, 2024 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 1
Oct 20, 2024 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Oct 2, 2024 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 1
Sep 19, 2024 Aburn Hills, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Sep 15, 2024 Bonneville County, Idaho 1
Aug 21, 2024 Morrow County, Ohio 1
Aug 19, 2024 Covington County, Mississippi 1
Aug 12, 2024 Johnson Creek, Jefferson County, Wisconsin 1
Aug 12, 2024 Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Aug 10, 2024 Shelby County, Illinois 1
Aug 1, 2024 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Jul 12, 2024 Sevier County, Tennessee 1
Jul 12, 2024 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Jul 12, 2024 Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia 1
Jul 2, 2024 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Jun 21, 2024 Riverside, St. Clair County, Alabama 1
Jun 7, 2024 Florence, Florence County, South Carolina 1
May 31, 2024 Clay County, Texas 1
May 25, 2024 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 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.