Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Sonic

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

2020 21 crashes
2019 16 crashes
2018 16 crashes
2017 31 crashes
2016 32 crashes
2015 59 crashes
2014 60 crashes
2013 62 crashes
2012 52 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Apr 23, 2020	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana	I-10	1
Apr 22, 2020	Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	I-10	1
Apr 15, 2020	Burns Harbor, Porter County, Indiana	US-12E	1
Apr 9, 2020	Elko County, Nevada	US-93	1
Apr 6, 2020	University City, St. Louis County, Missouri	PLYMOUTH AVE	1
Apr 5, 2020	Elmore County, Alabama	CR-DOZIER RD	1
Mar 21, 2020	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	SR-26	1
Mar 16, 2020	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	WINCHESTER RD	1
Mar 13, 2020	Baltimore County, Maryland	SR-695	1
Mar 9, 2020	Allen, Collin County, Texas	MAIN ST	1
Mar 2, 2020	DeSoto County, Mississippi	I-55 NORTH	1
Feb 18, 2020	Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona	AVENUE B	1
Feb 7, 2020	Copiah County, Mississippi	US-51	2
Feb 3, 2020	Genesee County, Michigan	SR-54 SAGINAW RD	1
Feb 3, 2020	Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska	PALMER WASILLA HWY	1
Jan 27, 2020	Trempealeau County, Wisconsin	SR-93	1
Jan 22, 2020	Hamilton County, Ohio	I-74	1
Jan 15, 2020	Killeen, Bell County, Texas	Trimmier RD	1
Jan 11, 2020	Palm Beach County, Florida	I-95 RAMP	1
Jan 11, 2020	Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas	SR-103-00	1
Jan 10, 2020	Kendall County, Illinois	CR-3 CR-16 OBRIEN RD	1
Jan 10, 2020	Lilburn, Gwinnett County, Georgia	SR-8	1
Jan 8, 2020	Gaylord, Sibley County, Minnesota	SR-5 Main Ave	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.