Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Compared with Chevrolet Trailblazer · Chevrolet · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
188
Fatal crashes
188
Deaths inside
130
Other deaths
81

Between 2020 and 2024, 188 vehicles described as 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer were involved in 188 fatal crashes in the United States. 130 people died inside these vehicles and 81 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 42
2021 51
2022 40
2023 33
2024 22

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

62%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 59%
  • 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 22 25
2021 40 19
2022 31 14
2023 25 12
2024 12 11

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 22%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 23%
  • About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 19%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

41%

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

  • About 85 percent of the share for Chevrolet Trailblazer: 49%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Chevrolet: 49%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer Chevrolet Trailblazer Chevrolet All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.7% 21.5% 18.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 18.1% 23.3% 19.5% 17.7%
At night 41.0% 49.3% 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 119
Cloudy 36
Rain 18
Snow 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 106
Dark - Not Lighted 47
Dark - Lighted 25
Dusk 6
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 21
Florida 11
California 10
Missouri 9
Michigan 9
Ohio 9
Alabama 7
Georgia 7
North Carolina 7
Illinois 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 25, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Nov 23, 2021 Rio Rancho, Sandoval County, New Mexico 1
Nov 17, 2021 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Nov 5, 2021 Winston County, Alabama 1
Oct 24, 2021 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 22, 2021 Columbia County, Florida 1
Oct 16, 2021 Clackamas County, Oregon 1
Oct 6, 2021 Boise County, Idaho 1
Oct 4, 2021 Scott County, Kansas 1
Sep 14, 2021 Trumbull County, Ohio 2
Aug 14, 2021 Adams County, North Dakota 1
Aug 14, 2021 Orange County, North Carolina 1
Aug 4, 2021 Fresno County, California 2
Aug 1, 2021 Hunt County, Texas 1
Jul 30, 2021 Sheridan County, Nebraska 1
Jul 30, 2021 Leon County, Florida 2
Jul 21, 2021 Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
Jul 18, 2021 Talladega County, Alabama 1
Jul 5, 2021 Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa 1
Jul 4, 2021 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma 1
Jul 3, 2021 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Jun 20, 2021 Fulton County, Arkansas 2
May 31, 2021 Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas 1
May 16, 2021 Waller County, Texas 1
May 16, 2021 Black Hawk County, Iowa 1

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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.