Fatal crash profile · Model
Dodge Nitro
Compared with Dodge · All vehicles
- 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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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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Dodge Nitro by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2022 | Accomack County, Virginia | US-13 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Odessa, Ector County, Texas | SR-338 LP | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2022 | Fayette County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Hays County, Texas | CR-181 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2022 | San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California | E 5TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Jackson County, Texas | FM 1862 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Marion County, Kentucky | SR-49 HOLY CROSS RD | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2022 | Kern County, California | SR-14 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | WALNUT GROVE RD | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Hidalgo County, Texas | FM 2221/MILE 7 RD | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | DeKalb County, Georgia | I-285 E | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | Webster Parish, Louisiana | CR-DORCHEAT ROAD | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Springfield, Clark County, Ohio | CR-505 GRAND AVE | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Gaston County, North Carolina | SSR-2412 LITTLE MOUNTAIN RD | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Ector County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2022 | Middletown, Butler County, Ohio | CR-626 NELBAR ST | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California | MARIPOSA RD | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico | N ROADRUNNER PKWY | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Manatee County, Florida | US-41 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | Warren, Macomb County, Michigan | CR-10 MILE RD | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SR-72 LANCASTER RD | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Modesto, Stanislaus County, California | I ST | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-40 | 2 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Schriever, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana | SR-24 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Magnolia, Camden County, New Jersey | US-30 WHITE HORSE PIKE | 1 |
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.