Fatal crash profile · Model year

2017 Chevrolet Sonic

Compared with Chevrolet Sonic · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
31
Fatal crashes
31
Deaths inside
19
Other deaths
16

Between 2020 and 2024, 31 vehicles described as 2017 Chevrolet Sonic were involved in 31 fatal crashes in the United States. 19 people died inside these vehicles and 16 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 6
2021 4
2022 5
2023 9
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

54%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 59%
  • 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 3 3
2021 4 2
2022 3 2
2023 7 3
2024 2 6

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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 13%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 17%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Sonic: 52%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2017 Chevrolet Sonic Chevrolet Sonic Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 12.9% 12.6% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 19.4% 17.2% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 54.8% 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 24
Cloudy 3
Rain 2
Severe Crosswinds 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 17
Dark - Lighted 7
Dark - Not Lighted 6
Dusk 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 4
New Mexico 3
Indiana 2
Florida 2
Wisconsin 2
Tennessee 2
Louisiana 2
Illinois 2
South Carolina 1
Oklahoma 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 3, 2024 Giles County, Virginia 1
Aug 22, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 4, 2024 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Jul 24, 2024 Charles County, Maryland 2
Mar 31, 2024 Loganville, Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Feb 7, 2024 Bullhead City, Mohave County, Arizona 1
Feb 3, 2024 Union City, Canadian County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 18, 2023 Pasco County, Florida 1
Sep 1, 2023 Pierce County, Washington 2
May 22, 2023 Schererville, Lake County, Indiana 1
May 20, 2023 Dodge County, Wisconsin 1
May 20, 2023 McKenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee 1
Apr 10, 2023 Campbell County, Kentucky 1
Apr 7, 2023 Pomona, Los Angeles County, California 1
Mar 23, 2023 Ascension Parish, Louisiana 1
Feb 2, 2023 York County, South Carolina 1
Nov 19, 2022 Butler County, Ohio 1
Nov 13, 2022 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Nov 2, 2022 Sheep Springs, San Juan County, New Mexico 1
Aug 12, 2022 Hialeah Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Mar 31, 2022 Sheep Springs, San Juan County, New Mexico 1
Oct 27, 2021 Schofield, Marathon County, Wisconsin 1
Oct 22, 2021 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 24, 2021 Nacogdoches County, Texas 3
Jan 13, 2021 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1

Compare 2017 Chevrolet Sonic 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.