Fatal crash profile · Model year

2020 Chevrolet Malibu

Compared with Chevrolet Malibu · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
171
Fatal crashes
171
Deaths inside
102
Other deaths
92

Between 2020 and 2024, 171 vehicles described as 2020 Chevrolet Malibu were involved in 171 fatal crashes in the United States. 102 people died inside these vehicles and 92 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 34
2022 36
2023 40
2024 32

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

53%

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 21 12
2021 17 17
2022 22 24
2023 23 21
2024 19 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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

23%

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 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

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

  • About the same as 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 2020 Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.0% 19.0% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.8% 19.7% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 56.7% 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 123
Cloudy 23
Rain 20
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 64
Dark - Lighted 47
Dark - Not Lighted 46
Dusk 6
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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 21
Florida 20
California 13
Michigan 12
Ohio 10
Georgia 10
North Carolina 9
Tennessee 8
Illinois 7
Indiana 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 29, 2024 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Dec 14, 2024 Sioux Falls, Lincoln County, South Dakota 1
Dec 8, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 1, 2024 Alcona County, Michigan 1
Oct 27, 2024 King County, Washington 1
Oct 15, 2024 Levy County, Florida 1
Sep 20, 2024 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Sep 16, 2024 North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Sep 5, 2024 Oakland County, Michigan 1
Aug 20, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 3
Aug 11, 2024 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Aug 4, 2024 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Jun 23, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Jun 17, 2024 Sussex County, Virginia 1
Jun 7, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
May 22, 2024 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 3
May 20, 2024 Crockett County, Texas 1
May 3, 2024 Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona 1
May 1, 2024 Cumberland County, New Jersey 1
Apr 20, 2024 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Apr 14, 2024 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Apr 13, 2024 Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Apr 5, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Mar 25, 2024 Addison, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Mar 17, 2024 Macon County, North Carolina 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.