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
Apr 8, 2022 Fresno County, California 1
Apr 3, 2022 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 2
Apr 2, 2022 Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas 2
Mar 27, 2022 Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas 1
Mar 2, 2022 Santa Fe County, New Mexico 2
Jan 28, 2022 Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia 2
Jan 10, 2022 Clay County, West Virginia 1
Jan 1, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Dec 30, 2021 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Dec 22, 2021 Marshall County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 19, 2021 Rowan County, North Carolina 1
Dec 15, 2021 Desoto, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 15, 2021 Acadia Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 12, 2021 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 26, 2021 Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Nov 25, 2021 Burlington County, New Jersey 1
Oct 31, 2021 Calumet Park, Cook County, Illinois 1
Oct 15, 2021 Jefferson County, Missouri 1
Oct 15, 2021 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Oct 15, 2021 Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 1, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Aug 22, 2021 Dodge County, Wisconsin 1
Aug 22, 2021 Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi 1
Jul 7, 2021 Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas 1
Jul 5, 2021 Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 1

Compare 2020 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.