Fatal crash profile · Model
Chevrolet Malibu
Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 2,903
- Fatal crashes
- 2,893
- Deaths inside
- 1,808
- Other deaths
- 1,431
Between 2020 and 2024, 2,903 vehicles described as Chevrolet Malibu were involved in 2,893 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,808 people died inside these vehicles and 1,431 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 554 |
| 2021 | 654 |
| 2022 | 577 |
| 2023 | 596 |
| 2024 | 522 |
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
56%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 351 | 275 |
| 2021 | 429 | 297 |
| 2022 | 362 | 298 |
| 2023 | 334 | 311 |
| 2024 | 332 | 250 |
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: 18%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 19%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
54%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Chevrolet Malibu | Chevrolet | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 19.0% | 18.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 19.7% | 19.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 2,052 |
| Cloudy | 415 |
| Rain | 254 |
| Snow | 24 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 21 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,308 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 796 |
| Dark - Lighted | 642 |
| Dusk | 60 |
| Dawn | 49 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 303 |
| Florida | 210 |
| Ohio | 164 |
| Michigan | 163 |
| Illinois | 162 |
| California | 158 |
| North Carolina | 109 |
| Indiana | 109 |
| Georgia | 108 |
| Missouri | 108 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Chevrolet Malibu by model year
- 2024 16 crashes
- 2023 53 crashes
- 2022 74 crashes
- 2021 67 crashes
- 2020 171 crashes
- 2019 96 crashes
- 2018 205 crashes
- 2017 205 crashes
- 2016 219 crashes
- 2015 173 crashes
- 2014 115 crashes
- 2013 190 crashes
- 2012 195 crashes
- 2011 182 crashes
- 2010 136 crashes
- 2009 128 crashes
- 2008 112 crashes
- 2007 88 crashes
- 2006 114 crashes
- 2005 120 crashes
- 2004 74 crashes
- 2003 47 crashes
- 2002 27 crashes
- 2001 31 crashes
- 2000 22 crashes
- 1999 15 crashes
- 1998 11 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2024 | Coahoma County, Mississippi | US-49 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Beach, Lake County, Illinois | CR-W34/LEWIS AVE | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia | SR-2 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Highland County, Ohio | SR-73 | 2 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | CR-678 SHEPHERDS RD | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | MU-FALL CREEK PKWY S DR | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Blakely, Early County, Georgia | CR-030000 CEDAR SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Monroe County, Michigan | SR-50 CUSTER RD | 2 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Levy County, Florida | US-19 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I10 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Bledsoe County, Tennessee | SR-443 NEW HARMONY RD | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Marion County, Indiana | MU-S EMERSON AVE | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Colonial Heights, Colonial Heights city, Virginia | E ELLERSLIE AVE | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | San Bernardino County, California | CAJON BL | 2 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island | I-95 NORTH | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | MU-00875 FREBIS AVE | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Caldwell County, North Carolina | SSR-1123 HICKORY NUT RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Southgate, Wayne County, Michigan | NORTHLINE RD | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W NORTHERN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Upshur County, Texas | SR-154 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | South Plainfield, Middlesex County, New Jersey | OAK TREE AVE | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | MU- STONEY ISLAND | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona | N GILBERT RD | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | HOSSLER RD | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Coles County, Illinois | CR-500 E | 1 |
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.