Fatal crash profile · Model

Dodge Avenger

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 405
Fatal crashes: 405
Deaths inside: 232
Other deaths: 205

Between 2020 and 2024, 405 vehicles described as Dodge Avenger were involved in 405 fatal crashes in the United States. 232 people died inside these vehicles and 205 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	98
2021	98
2022	79
2023	74
2024	56

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

53%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for Dodge: 45%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	60	45
2021	44	64
2022	42	42
2023	46	34
2024	40	20

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for Dodge: 21%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 85 percent of the share for Dodge: 20%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

About the same as the share for Dodge: 53%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Dodge Avenger	Dodge	All vehicles
Driver speeding	20.0%	21.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	16.8%	19.6%	17.7%
At night	52.3%	52.8%	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	290
Cloudy	56
Rain	35
Fog, Smog, Smoke	4
Snow	4

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	185
Dark - Not Lighted	103
Dark - Lighted	93
Dusk	11
Dark - Unknown Lighting	5

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	41
California	25
Florida	24
Indiana	21
Georgia	20
Missouri	19
Tennessee	19
Illinois	17
Michigan	17
Arizona	16

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Dodge Avenger by model year

2014 64 crashes
2013 108 crashes
2012 67 crashes
2011 28 crashes
2010 41 crashes
2009 23 crashes
2008 71 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 29, 2024	Temple, Bell County, Texas	SR-363/SE HK DODGEN LP	1
Dec 23, 2024	Chippewa County, Minnesota	US-212	1
Dec 20, 2024	Rockcastle County, Kentucky	SR-1329 LOWER RIVER RD	1
Dec 14, 2024	Lamar County, Alabama	CR-16	1
Dec 9, 2024	Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina	I-240	1
Nov 28, 2024	Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois	SR- 40	1
Nov 8, 2024	Fremont County, Wyoming	SR-132	1
Nov 4, 2024	Barnes County, North Dakota	SR-1	1
Oct 31, 2024	Forrest County, Mississippi	SR-42	1
Oct 28, 2024	Brentwood, St. Louis County, Missouri	I-64 RAMP	1
Oct 26, 2024	Tulare County, California	RD 132	1
Oct 10, 2024	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	MU- STONEY ISLAND	1
Oct 1, 2024	North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois	SR-137 SB TO 24TH ST	1
Sep 30, 2024	Hamilton County, New York	SR-8	1
Sep 29, 2024	Ottawa County, Michigan	OTTOGAN ST	2
Sep 28, 2024	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa	MU-ARMY POST RD	1
Sep 27, 2024	York County, Pennsylvania	SSR-4007 YORKTOWN RD	1
Sep 26, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	N 19TH AVE	1
Sep 21, 2024	Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi	MU-SOUTH STREET	1
Sep 13, 2024	Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine	I-95	1
Sep 3, 2024	Huron County, Ohio	SR-61	1
Aug 24, 2024	Houston, Harris County, Texas	MU-CANAL ST	1
Aug 17, 2024	Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama	MU-8TH ST E	1
Aug 9, 2024	Fayette County, Iowa	SR-93/150TH ST	1
Aug 4, 2024	Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana	MU-WELLS DR	1

Compare Dodge Avenger 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.