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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/vehicles-by-year/dodge/nitro" title="Vehicles in fatal crashes by year" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/deaths-by-year/dodge/nitro" title="Deaths in these crashes by year" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/crash-factors/dodge/nitro" title="Crash factors compared" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/weather/dodge/nitro" title="Weather at the time of the crash" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/lighting/dodge/nitro" title="Light conditions at the time of the crash" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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.

Embed

Copy this code to embed the chart

<iframe src="https://usroaddeaths.com/embed/vehicle/top-states/dodge/nitro" title="States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Download CSV

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
Jan 18, 2023	Grant County, Indiana	SR-9	1
Jan 9, 2023	Largo, Pinellas County, Florida	SR-688 ULMERTON RD	1
Jan 1, 2023	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	MU-S PKWY E	1
Dec 7, 2022	Trumbull County, Ohio	US-62	1
Dec 2, 2022	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	SR-50 CICERO AVE	1
Nov 25, 2022	Sampson County, North Carolina	I-40	1
Sep 19, 2022	Baytown, Harris County, Texas	I-10/EAST FWY	1
Sep 16, 2022	Waveland, Hancock County, Mississippi	US-90	1
Sep 12, 2022	Gary, Lake County, Indiana	US-12	1
Sep 5, 2022	Giles County, Tennessee	US-64 SR-15 FAYETTEVILLE HWY	1
Aug 29, 2022	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	BROADWAY	1
Aug 27, 2022	Limestone County, Texas	FM 1245	1
Aug 27, 2022	Davie, Broward County, Florida	I-75	1
Aug 22, 2022	Rutherford County, Tennessee	I-24	1
Jul 13, 2022	McMinn County, Tennessee	SR-163 ETOWAH RD	1
Jul 13, 2022	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	SR-41 COUNTY LINE RD	1
Jul 10, 2022	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	SR-151	1
Jun 28, 2022	Shelby County, Tennessee	US-51 SR-3	1
Jun 26, 2022	Norman Park, Colquitt County, Georgia	COOL SPRINGS ROAD	1
Jun 17, 2022	Cass County, Michigan	CR-REDFIELD ST	1
May 21, 2022	Yuba City, Sutter County, California	GARDEN HWY	1
May 16, 2022	Oshtemo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan	CR-S 9TH ST	1
May 11, 2022	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	I-43	2
Apr 30, 2022	El Paso County, Colorado	I-25	1
Apr 29, 2022	Catoosa County, Georgia	SR-151	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.