Fatal crash profile · Model

Fiat 500

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 87
Fatal crashes: 87
Deaths inside: 65
Other deaths: 34

Between 2020 and 2024, 87 vehicles described as Fiat 500 were involved in 87 fatal crashes in the United States. 65 people died inside these vehicles and 34 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	14
2021	20
2022	20
2023	12
2024	21

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

66%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Fiat: 60%
About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	9	7
2021	15	8
2022	14	8
2023	12	3
2024	15	8

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

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 85 percent of the share for Fiat: 12%
About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Fiat: 21%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

48%

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

About the same as the share for Fiat: 51%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Fiat 500	Fiat	All vehicles
Driver speeding	10.3%	12.0%	19.0%
Driver drinking	21.8%	21.1%	17.7%
At night	48.3%	50.7%	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	64
Cloudy	13
Rain	3
Fog, Smog, Smoke	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	43
Dark - Lighted	23
Dark - Not Lighted	18
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
California	14
Florida	11
Arizona	8
Texas	7
Pennsylvania	4
Washington	4
Virginia	4
Missouri	4
Ohio	3
Indiana	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Fiat 500 by model year

2015 14 crashes
2013 31 crashes
2012 21 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 14, 2024	Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida	MCGREGOR BLVD	1
Dec 10, 2024	Berrien County, Michigan	GLENLORD RD	1
Dec 10, 2024	Stanislaus County, California	S 9TH ST	1
Dec 4, 2024	Barrington, Strafford County, New Hampshire	SR-9	1
Nov 8, 2024	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	I-110	1
Oct 28, 2024	Oro Valley, Pima County, Arizona	MAGEE RD	1
Oct 25, 2024	Grant County, Washington	SR-281	1
Oct 18, 2024	Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina	SR-58 N QUEEN ST	1
Oct 16, 2024	Caroline County, Maryland	SR-318 FEDERALSBURG HWY	2
Oct 10, 2024	Murrieta, Riverside County, California	I-215	1
Jul 2, 2024	Iosco County, Michigan	SR-65	1
Jun 30, 2024	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	SR-16/BANDERA RD	1
Jun 29, 2024	Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas	I-2	1
Jun 21, 2024	Sonoma County, California	MILLBRAE AV	1
Jun 1, 2024	Trinity County, California	SR-3	1
May 30, 2024	Stoddard County, Missouri	US-60	2
Apr 26, 2024	Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming	SWANSON DR	1
Mar 5, 2024	Sharonville, Hamilton County, Ohio	I-75 RAMP	1
Feb 26, 2024	Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania	SR-453 BIRMINGHAM PKE	1
Feb 4, 2024	Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas	MU-MARSH LN	1
Jan 25, 2024	Henrico County, Virginia	US-360	1
Dec 31, 2023	Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida	US-27	1
Nov 20, 2023	Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky	I-75 NB	1
Oct 2, 2023	Milan, Gibson County, Tennessee	US-45E SR-43 N 1ST ST	1
Aug 14, 2023	Monroe County, Pennsylvania	SSR-2012 HAMILTON SOUTH RD	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.