Fatal crash profile · Model

Chevrolet Spark

Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles

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

9%

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

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
Mar 8, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Mar 3, 2022 Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, North Carolina 1
Feb 18, 2022 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Feb 15, 2022 Boyd County, Kentucky 2
Feb 15, 2022 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 1
Feb 8, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Feb 5, 2022 Lauderdale County, Tennessee 1
Feb 3, 2022 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Jan 30, 2022 Sandoval County, New Mexico 1
Jan 16, 2022 Bristol, Kenosha County, Wisconsin 1
Jan 16, 2022 Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 8, 2022 Brownville, Jefferson County, New York 1
Dec 24, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 15, 2021 Henrico County, Virginia 1
Dec 15, 2021 Grant County, Kansas 2
Dec 11, 2021 Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida 1
Nov 23, 2021 Gilmer County, Georgia 1
Nov 20, 2021 Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida 1
Oct 30, 2021 Lisle, DuPage County, Illinois 3
Oct 22, 2021 Harnett County, North Carolina 1
Oct 18, 2021 Fayette County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 10, 2021 Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1
Oct 1, 2021 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Sep 29, 2021 Merced County, California 1
Sep 24, 2021 Wake County, North Carolina 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.