Fatal crash profile · Model

Dodge Nitro

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 155
Fatal crashes: 155
Deaths inside: 68
Other deaths: 100

Between 2020 and 2024, 155 vehicles described as Dodge Nitro were involved in 155 fatal crashes in the United States. 68 people died inside these vehicles and 100 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	36
2021	28
2022	38
2023	26
2024	27

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

40%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 90 percent of the share for Dodge: 45%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	14	25
2021	8	21
2022	23	16
2023	12	17
2024	11	21

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

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About three-quarters of the share for Dodge: 21%
About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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

51%

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 Nitro	Dodge	All vehicles
Driver speeding	15.5%	21.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	18.1%	19.6%	17.7%
At night	51.0%	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	110
Cloudy	19
Rain	17
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2
Snow	1

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	72
Dark - Lighted	39
Dark - Not Lighted	35
Dawn	5
Dusk	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	20
Michigan	14
Ohio	12
Pennsylvania	9
Arizona	9
Tennessee	9
Florida	9
California	9
Georgia	7
North Carolina	7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Dodge Nitro by model year

2011 32 crashes
2010 15 crashes
2008 32 crashes
2007 73 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 24, 2024	Monterey, Monterey County, California	SR-68	1
Dec 17, 2024	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	SR-77	1
Dec 14, 2024	Saginaw County, Michigan	SR-58 STATE ST	1
Dec 3, 2024	Richland County, South Carolina	SSR-42 SAINT ANDREWS RD	2
Nov 24, 2024	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan	DAVISON ST	1
Nov 20, 2024	Gloucester County, New Jersey	SR-45	1
Nov 14, 2024	Ingham County, Michigan	HOLT RD	1
Oct 23, 2024	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio	US-127 CENTRAL PK	1
Oct 20, 2024	Cumberland County, North Carolina	SSR-1834 DOWNING RD	1
Oct 13, 2024	Cameron County, Texas	FM 803	1
Oct 1, 2024	Cicero, Cook County, Illinois	SR- 50	1
Sep 23, 2024	Berrien County, Michigan	NAPIER AVE	1
Sep 19, 2024	Allegan County, Michigan	111TH AVE	1
Aug 31, 2024	Ontario, San Bernardino County, California	MOUNTAIN AV	1
Aug 21, 2024	Newton County, Missouri	US-60	2
Aug 17, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	ENCANTO BLVD	1
Jul 23, 2024	Somervell County, Texas	US-67	3
Jul 1, 2024	East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	MU-5867 BEERSFORD RD	1
Jun 8, 2024	Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey	E STATE ST	1
Jun 8, 2024	Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky	SR-272 CANTON PIKE	1
May 28, 2024	Porter County, Indiana	CR-600 W	1
May 22, 2024	Lorain County, Ohio	TS-12 BUTTERNUT RIDGE RD	1
Apr 16, 2024	York County, Pennsylvania	US-30	2
Apr 8, 2024	Richland County, Illinois	CR-15/1400/STE MARIE RD	1
Mar 29, 2024	Palm Beach County, Florida	SR-809	1

Compare Dodge Nitro 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.