Fatal crash profile · Model year

2013 Chevrolet Sonic

Compared with Chevrolet Sonic · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
62
Fatal crashes
62
Deaths inside
41
Other deaths
29

Between 2020 and 2024, 62 vehicles described as 2013 Chevrolet Sonic were involved in 62 fatal crashes in the United States. 41 people died inside these vehicles and 29 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 14
2021 13
2022 16
2023 12
2024 7

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

59%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 59%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 11 5
2021 8 6
2022 12 8
2023 5 8
2024 5 2

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

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 13%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 17%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

53%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 52%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2013 Chevrolet Sonic Chevrolet Sonic Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.1% 12.6% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.1% 17.2% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 53.2% 51.6% 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 47
Cloudy 10
Rain 1
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 27
Dark - Not Lighted 18
Dark - Lighted 10
Dusk 6
Dawn 1

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 9
California 5
Indiana 4
Georgia 4
Oklahoma 4
Virginia 3
North Carolina 3
Florida 3
Arizona 3
Tennessee 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 4, 2022 Imperial County, California 1
Jul 12, 2022 Marshall County, Indiana 1
Jun 24, 2022 Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana 1
Jun 21, 2022 Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 5, 2022 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 2
Apr 2, 2022 Manatee County, Florida 1
Mar 29, 2022 Forsyth County, North Carolina 1
Mar 12, 2022 Kenosha County, Wisconsin 1
Feb 22, 2022 McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Jan 12, 2022 Russell County, Virginia 1
Nov 22, 2021 Lamar County, Texas 1
Nov 1, 2021 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Oct 8, 2021 Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky 2
Oct 6, 2021 Hill County, Texas 1
Sep 29, 2021 Shasta County, California 1
Sep 24, 2021 Placer County, California 1
Sep 10, 2021 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Sep 5, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 1
Aug 29, 2021 Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts 1
Jun 5, 2021 Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Apr 29, 2021 Cibola County, New Mexico 1
Mar 14, 2021 Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Jan 8, 2021 Muskogee County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 31, 2020 Rochester, Monroe County, New York 1
Dec 8, 2020 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 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.