Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Chevrolet Sonic
Compared with Chevrolet Sonic · Chevrolet · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 32
- Fatal crashes
- 32
- Deaths inside
- 23
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 32 vehicles described as 2016 Chevrolet Sonic were involved in 32 fatal crashes in the United States. 23 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
64%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 59%
- About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
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
6%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About half the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 13%
- About one-third of the share for Chevrolet: 18%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
6%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 35 percent of the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 17%
- About one-third of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 18%
59%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 52%
- About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 49%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2016 Chevrolet Sonic | Chevrolet Sonic | Chevrolet | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.3% | 12.6% | 18.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 6.3% | 17.2% | 19.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 59.4% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 23 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 3 |
| Florida | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2024 | Sonoma County, California | RIVER RD | 2 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona | SR-84 | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Commerce, Hunt County, Texas | SR-178 LP | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Randolph County, North Carolina | US-64 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Clay County, Florida | CR-220 | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | Albany, Orleans County, Vermont | SR- 14 | 3 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa | US-218 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Weld County, Colorado | CR-47 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Kankakee County, Illinois | SR-17 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Benton County, Oregon | SR-99W ODOT 91 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Wrightsville, Johnson County, Georgia | SR-78 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Eddy County, New Mexico | US-62 | 1 |
| May 25, 2022 | Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois | US-45 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | SR-2002 STATE RD | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Charlotte County, Florida | SR-776 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | SR-16 BROAD ST | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2022 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | MU-266543 MONTANA AVE | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | Healdton, Carter County, Oklahoma | SR-76 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio | SR-170 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | I-95 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | White County, Arkansas | US-167-14 | 2 |
| Apr 13, 2021 | Corona, Riverside County, California | SR-91 | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah | SR-190 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Pearl River County, Mississippi | CR-W UNION RD | 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.