Fatal crash profile · Model

Chrysler 300

Compared with Chrysler · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
861
Fatal crashes
860
Deaths inside
471
Other deaths
529

Between 2020 and 2024, 861 vehicles described as Chrysler 300 were involved in 860 fatal crashes in the United States. 471 people died inside these vehicles and 529 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 157
2021 187
2022 177
2023 169
2024 171

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

47%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Chrysler: 52%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 77 104
2021 92 120
2022 93 104
2023 89 108
2024 120 93

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

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.5 times the share for Chrysler: 18%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chrysler: 17%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

60%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for Chrysler: 51%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Chrysler 300 Chrysler All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.7% 18.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.5% 17.3% 17.7%
At night 59.9% 50.8% 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 650
Cloudy 107
Rain 58
Fog, Smog, Smoke 7
Snow 7

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 346
Dark - Lighted 249
Dark - Not Lighted 214
Dusk 23
Dark - Unknown Lighting 12

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 108
California 72
Illinois 49
Florida 45
Michigan 44
North Carolina 35
Tennessee 35
Georgia 34
Indiana 31
Missouri 30

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Chrysler 300 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
Aug 16, 2021 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Aug 15, 2021 Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey 1
Aug 15, 2021 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 11, 2021 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 9, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 9, 2021 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 6, 2021 Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky 1
Aug 5, 2021 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 1
Aug 2, 2021 Allen County, Ohio 1
Jul 31, 2021 Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina 1
Jul 26, 2021 Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan 1
Jul 25, 2021 Rock County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 24, 2021 Worth County, Georgia 1
Jul 14, 2021 Wilmer, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jul 14, 2021 Cherokee County, Texas 1
Jul 10, 2021 Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jul 5, 2021 Capron, Southampton County, Virginia 1
Jul 5, 2021 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Jul 4, 2021 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Jul 3, 2021 Merced County, California 1
Jul 2, 2021 Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina 1
Jul 2, 2021 Newport, Washington County, Minnesota 1
Jul 1, 2021 Hemet, Riverside County, California 1
Jun 30, 2021 Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida 1
Jun 26, 2021 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 2

Compare Chrysler 300 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.