Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Spark

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 249
Fatal crashes: 249
Deaths inside: 207
Other deaths: 79

Between 2020 and 2024, 249 vehicles described as Chevrolet Spark were involved in 249 fatal crashes in the United States. 207 people died inside these vehicles and 79 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	35
2021	52
2022	60
2023	53
2024	49

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

72%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.5 times the share for Chevrolet: 50%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	29	8
2021	42	19
2022	50	24
2023	46	14
2024	40	14

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About half the share for Chevrolet: 18%
About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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

44%

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

About 90 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 49%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Chevrolet Spark	Chevrolet	All vehicles
Driver speeding	9.2%	18.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	12.9%	19.5%	17.7%
At night	43.8%	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	168
Cloudy	45
Rain	19
Fog, Smog, Smoke	3
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt	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	136
Dark - Not Lighted	54
Dark - Lighted	46
Dusk	7
Dawn	5

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	29
Florida	24
California	19
Tennessee	14
Ohio	13
Kentucky	12
Pennsylvania	11
Virginia	10
Georgia	10
Oklahoma	8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Chevrolet Spark by model year

2021 36 crashes
2020 47 crashes
2019 26 crashes
2018 20 crashes
2017 34 crashes
2016 19 crashes
2015 15 crashes
2014 24 crashes
2013 21 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
May 9, 2023	Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania	US-30 LINCOLN HWY	1
May 7, 2023	Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut	TS-BENHAM ST	1
May 5, 2023	Des Moines, King County, Washington	SR-516	1
May 4, 2023	Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona	SIERRA RD	1
Apr 18, 2023	Fayette County, Pennsylvania	SSR-3010 SMITHVILLE AVE	1
Apr 17, 2023	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma	SR-7C DUNCAN BYPASS	2
Apr 13, 2023	Riverside County, California	SR-86	2
Apr 11, 2023	Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky	SR-461	1
Apr 8, 2023	Roseville, Placer County, California	SR-65	1
Apr 7, 2023	Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona	E SOUTHERN AVE	1
Apr 4, 2023	Midland County, Texas	SR-158	2
Mar 19, 2023	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	US-287/MARTIN LUTHER KING FWY	1
Mar 17, 2023	Hunt County, Texas	FM 2874	1
Mar 1, 2023	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	NS-902 N SHARON AMITY RD	1
Mar 1, 2023	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	MU-16711 CATON AVE ALLEY	2
Feb 25, 2023	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas	I-45/GULF FWY	1
Feb 22, 2023	Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia	SR-26	1
Feb 17, 2023	Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon	SR-213 FRONTAGE RD ODOT 64	1
Feb 15, 2023	Riverside County, California	RAMONA EXPY	1
Feb 9, 2023	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	SR-345	1
Feb 7, 2023	Highland, San Bernardino County, California	VICTORIA AVE	1
Feb 6, 2023	Ross County, Ohio	CR-608 VETERANS PKWY	1
Jan 25, 2023	Ohio County, Kentucky	SR-69 HAWESVILLE RD	1
Jan 16, 2023	West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah	SR-85	2
Jan 13, 2023	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio	TS-50 COVEDALE AV	1

Compare Chevrolet Spark 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.