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, 2021 Pleasant Hill, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 26, 2021 Wallburg, Davidson County, North Carolina 1
Dec 26, 2021 Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Nov 29, 2021 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 1
Nov 23, 2021 Logan County, Kentucky 1
Nov 5, 2021 Johnson County, Missouri 1
Nov 3, 2021 Osceola County, Florida 2
Oct 29, 2021 Pampa, Gray County, Texas 2
Oct 27, 2021 Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida 1
Oct 8, 2021 Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana 1
Oct 8, 2021 Tulare, Tulare County, California 1
Sep 29, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Sep 27, 2021 Loudon County, Tennessee 2
Sep 25, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Aug 30, 2021 Seminole, Gaines County, Texas 1
Aug 28, 2021 Lyford, Willacy County, Texas 1
Aug 23, 2021 Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York 1
Aug 21, 2021 Chapmanville, Logan County, West Virginia 1
Aug 21, 2021 Hillsdale County, Michigan 1
Aug 20, 2021 Killeen, Bell County, Texas 1
Aug 9, 2021 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jul 31, 2021 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Jul 25, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Jul 11, 2021 Groveland, Lake County, Florida 1
Jul 11, 2021 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1

Compare 2017 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.