Fatal crash profile · Model year

2018 Chevrolet Malibu

Compared with Chevrolet Malibu · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
206
Fatal crashes
205
Deaths inside
117
Other deaths
116

Between 2020 and 2024, 206 vehicles described as 2018 Chevrolet Malibu were involved in 205 fatal crashes in the United States. 117 people died inside these vehicles and 116 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 42
2021 44
2022 40
2023 41
2024 39

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

50%

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 21 30
2021 22 28
2022 26 18
2023 22 23
2024 26 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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Malibu: 20%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.4 times 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 2018 Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.9% 19.0% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 24.3% 19.7% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 59.7% 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 144
Cloudy 31
Rain 17
Snow 3
Blowing Snow 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 89
Dark - Lighted 60
Dark - Not Lighted 48
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3
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 26
California 15
Ohio 15
Florida 15
Michigan 12
Georgia 10
Mississippi 9
Indiana 9
Illinois 8
North Carolina 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 2, 2020 Rockdale County, Georgia 1
Sep 24, 2020 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Sep 18, 2020 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Aug 30, 2020 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Aug 29, 2020 Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi 1
Aug 26, 2020 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 25, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Aug 21, 2020 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 2
Aug 14, 2020 Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 1
Jul 24, 2020 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Jul 11, 2020 Merced County, California 2
Jul 1, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jun 26, 2020 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida 1
Jun 22, 2020 Adams County, Mississippi 1
Jun 21, 2020 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
May 23, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 3
May 23, 2020 Bowdon, Carroll County, Georgia 2
May 20, 2020 Chichester, Merrimack County, New Hampshire 1
May 13, 2020 Wise County, Texas 1
Apr 16, 2020 Washington County, Oklahoma 1
Mar 30, 2020 West Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida 1
Mar 28, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Mar 23, 2020 Carrollton, Denton County, Texas 1
Mar 8, 2020 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Mar 1, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1

Compare 2018 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.