Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Chevrolet Suburban

Compared with Chevrolet Suburban · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
82
Fatal crashes
82
Deaths inside
53
Other deaths
36

Between 2020 and 2024, 82 vehicles described as 2005 Chevrolet Suburban were involved in 82 fatal crashes in the United States. 53 people died inside these vehicles and 36 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 15
2021 23
2022 18
2023 15
2024 11

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

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.4 times the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 44%
  • 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 8 9
2021 13 11
2022 15 5
2023 10 6
2024 7 5

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 16%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 19%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

48%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Suburban: 50%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Chevrolet Suburban Chevrolet Suburban Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.1% 16.1% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 24.4% 18.6% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 47.6% 50.2% 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 58
Cloudy 6
Rain 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Severe Crosswinds 2

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 41
Dark - Not Lighted 22
Dark - Lighted 16
Dusk 2
Dawn 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 14
California 6
Arizona 4
Georgia 4
Louisiana 4
Florida 4
Mississippi 4
New Mexico 3
Kansas 3
Kentucky 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jul 6, 2020 Deschutes County, Oregon 1
Jun 16, 2020 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Jun 4, 2020 St. Martin Parish, Louisiana 1
Feb 8, 2020 St. Martin Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 11, 2020 Cowley County, Kansas 1
Jan 8, 2020 Grant County, New Mexico 2
Jan 5, 2020 Ford County, Kansas 1

Compare 2005 Chevrolet Suburban 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.