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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 15, 2021 Putnam County, Florida 1
Oct 15, 2021 Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 13, 2021 Anderson, Madison County, Indiana 1
Oct 12, 2021 Hawkins County, Tennessee 1
Oct 12, 2021 Richmond County, North Carolina 1
Oct 12, 2021 Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi 1
Oct 11, 2021 Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia 1
Oct 11, 2021 Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Oct 10, 2021 Macoupin County, Illinois 1
Oct 9, 2021 Ward County, Texas 1
Oct 9, 2021 Cecil County, Maryland 1
Oct 9, 2021 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 2
Oct 9, 2021 Marion County, Illinois 1
Oct 9, 2021 Macon County, Georgia 1
Oct 9, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 8, 2021 Nueces County, Texas 1
Oct 8, 2021 Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana 1
Oct 8, 2021 Tulare, Tulare County, California 1
Oct 6, 2021 Winnebago County, Illinois 1
Oct 5, 2021 Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio 1
Oct 4, 2021 Crawford County, Arkansas 1
Oct 3, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Oct 3, 2021 Kern County, California 1
Oct 3, 2021 Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama 1
Oct 1, 2021 Iowa County, Wisconsin 1

Compare 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.