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
May 8, 2021 Kane County, Illinois 1
Apr 27, 2021 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana 1
Apr 26, 2021 Saline County, Missouri 1
Apr 24, 2021 Montague County, Texas 1
Apr 16, 2021 Yalobusha County, Mississippi 1
Apr 8, 2021 Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas 1
Apr 7, 2021 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Mar 17, 2021 McDonough, Henry County, Georgia 1
Mar 7, 2021 Bastrop County, Texas 2
Mar 1, 2021 Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County, New York 2
Feb 25, 2021 Auburn, King County, Washington 1
Feb 24, 2021 Redding, Shasta County, California 1
Feb 14, 2021 Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama 1
Feb 6, 2021 Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio 1
Jan 29, 2021 Huntington County, Indiana 1
Jan 25, 2021 Iron City, Lawrence County, Tennessee 1
Jan 17, 2021 Harris County, Texas 1
Jan 16, 2021 Rusk County, Texas 2
Jan 15, 2021 Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio 1
Jan 13, 2021 Ingham County, Michigan 1
Jan 10, 2021 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 1
Dec 31, 2020 Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia 2
Dec 29, 2020 Walton County, Georgia 1
Dec 21, 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 13, 2020 Stone County, Missouri 1

Compare 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer 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.