Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Sonic

Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
349
Fatal crashes
348
Deaths inside
231
Other deaths
159

Between 2020 and 2024, 349 vehicles described as Chevrolet Sonic were involved in 348 fatal crashes in the United States. 231 people died inside these vehicles and 159 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 75
2021 64
2022 87
2023 67
2024 56

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 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 51 30
2021 42 32
2022 60 39
2023 45 32
2024 33 26

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 90 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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 Sonic Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 12.6% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.2% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 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 264
Cloudy 47
Rain 17
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4
Snow 3

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 170
Dark - Not Lighted 103
Dark - Lighted 58
Dusk 12
Dawn 3

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 44
Florida 21
California 20
Tennessee 20
Illinois 15
Indiana 15
Pennsylvania 14
Ohio 14
Oklahoma 14
Georgia 13

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Chevrolet Sonic 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
Dec 23, 2020 Pearl River County, Mississippi 1
Dec 19, 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 13, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 3
Dec 10, 2020 Robertson County, Tennessee 1
Dec 8, 2020 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Nov 29, 2020 Marion County, Florida 1
Nov 27, 2020 Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 23, 2020 Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois 1
Nov 22, 2020 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Nov 20, 2020 Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas 1
Nov 19, 2020 Abilene, Taylor County, Texas 1
Nov 19, 2020 Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island 1
Oct 20, 2020 Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee 1
Oct 8, 2020 Merced County, California 1
Oct 7, 2020 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Oct 2, 2020 Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri 2
Sep 29, 2020 Franklin County, Ohio 1
Sep 28, 2020 Brevard County, Florida 2
Sep 25, 2020 Erie County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 25, 2020 Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois 1
Sep 18, 2020 Chambers County, Texas 1
Sep 15, 2020 Forest View, Cook County, Illinois 1
Sep 11, 2020 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho 1
Sep 10, 2020 Knox County, Tennessee 1
Sep 1, 2020 Caddo County, Oklahoma 1

Compare 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.