Fatal crash profile · Model year

2005 Chrysler 300C

Compared with Chrysler 300C · Chrysler · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
31
Fatal crashes
31
Deaths inside
14
Other deaths
23

Between 2020 and 2024, 31 vehicles described as 2005 Chrysler 300C were involved in 31 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 23 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 7
2021 7
2022 6
2023 7
2024 4

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

38%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About three-quarters of the share for Chrysler 300C: 50%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Chrysler: 52%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 2 5
2021 4 5
2022 3 6
2023 3 5
2024 2 2

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

29%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 80 percent of the share for Chrysler 300C: 36%
  • About 1.6 times the share for Chrysler: 18%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 percent of the share for Chrysler 300C: 31%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Chrysler: 17%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

58%

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

  • About the same as the share for Chrysler 300C: 60%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Chrysler: 51%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2005 Chrysler 300C Chrysler 300C Chrysler All vehicles
Driver speeding 29.0% 35.8% 18.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 25.8% 31.1% 17.3% 17.7%
At night 58.1% 60.3% 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 21
Cloudy 5
Snow 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 11
Dark - Lighted 11
Dark - Not Lighted 8
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
Pennsylvania 4
Ohio 3
Michigan 3
California 3
Missouri 2
Maine 1
Louisiana 1
Texas 1
Nevada 1
Oregon 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 2, 2024 Van Buren County, Michigan 1
Aug 24, 2024 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 8, 2024 Freeborn County, Minnesota 1
Feb 9, 2024 Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon 1
Dec 22, 2023 Hempstead, Nassau County, New York 2
Oct 3, 2023 Woodland, Aroostook County, Maine 1
Sep 1, 2023 Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California 1
Aug 25, 2023 Ontario, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jun 19, 2023 Cerritos, Los Angeles County, California 1
May 20, 2023 Lithonia, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Mar 4, 2023 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 9, 2022 Clark County, Nevada 1
Jul 23, 2022 Newark, Essex County, New Jersey 4
May 8, 2022 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
Feb 25, 2022 Sampson County, North Carolina 1
Feb 14, 2022 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Jan 15, 2022 Red River County, Texas 1
Dec 6, 2021 Jones County, Mississippi 1
Oct 9, 2021 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Jun 10, 2021 Federal Way, King County, Washington 1
May 27, 2021 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 2
Mar 28, 2021 Roseville, Macomb County, Michigan 1
Feb 12, 2021 Littlefield, Mohave County, Arizona 1
Jan 29, 2021 Richwood, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana 2
Dec 23, 2020 Hillsborough County, Florida 1

Compare 2005 Chrysler 300C 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.