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
Sep 18, 2020	Westland, Wayne County, Michigan	CR-CHERRY HILL RD	2
Sep 18, 2020	Humboldt County, California	WALNUT DR	1
Sep 13, 2020	Ocoee, Orange County, Florida	SR-50	1
Sep 10, 2020	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	SR-40	1
Aug 28, 2020	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	I-70	1
Aug 23, 2020	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio	US-42 READING RD	1
Aug 21, 2020	Henderson County, Texas	SR-19	1
Aug 4, 2020	Stark County, North Dakota	I-94	1
Jul 21, 2020	Douglas County, Illinois	CR-1100	1
Jul 14, 2020	Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida	SR-820 PINES BLVD	1
Jul 11, 2020	Pinetop, Navajo County, Arizona	SR-260	1
Jul 7, 2020	Giles County, Tennessee	US-64 SR-15	2
Jul 3, 2020	Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania	SR-3023 CEDAR AVE	1
Jun 29, 2020	Lookout, Fayette County, West Virginia	US-60	1
Jun 24, 2020	Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska	SR-64	2
Jun 5, 2020	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	ROGER RD	1
May 21, 2020	Charleston County, South Carolina	SR-171	1
May 19, 2020	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio	I-71	1
May 13, 2020	Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan	E 8TH ST	1
Apr 10, 2020	Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana	SR-11	1
Mar 20, 2020	Butler County, Missouri	US-160	1
Mar 19, 2020	Whitley County, Kentucky	CR-TINY BRANCH SPUR	1
Mar 18, 2020	Sterling Heights, Macomb County, Michigan	14 MILE RD	1
Mar 6, 2020	Central Islip, Suffolk County, New York	HAWTHORNE AVE	1
Mar 4, 2020	Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida	NW 175TH ST	1

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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.