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
Jul 17, 2023	Yellowstone County, Montana	SR-3	1
Jun 23, 2023	Klamath County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 4	2
Jun 16, 2023	Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	US-1	1
May 5, 2023	Palm Beach County, Florida	MU-JOG RD	1
Mar 31, 2023	Falls County, Texas	US-77	3
Mar 14, 2023	Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	US-1	1
Mar 13, 2023	Finney County, Kansas	US-50	1
Mar 4, 2023	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	KINO PKWY	1
Dec 30, 2022	St. Peters, St. Charles County, Missouri	I-70	1
Dec 11, 2022	West Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	US-192	1
Nov 29, 2022	Sarcoxie, Jasper County, Missouri	SR-37	1
Nov 28, 2022	Mohave County, Arizona	US-93	1
Sep 26, 2022	Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota	CR-14	1
Sep 16, 2022	St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri	MITCHELL AVE	1
Aug 13, 2022	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington	I-90	1
Aug 10, 2022	Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky	SR-107 LAFAYETTE RD	1
Jul 14, 2022	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	I-105	1
Jul 1, 2022	Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama	SR-27	1
Jun 29, 2022	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona	W BELL ROAD	1
Jun 28, 2022	McCurtain County, Oklahoma	US-70	1
Jun 9, 2022	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	KEYSTONE AVE	1
Apr 21, 2022	Union County, Illinois	SR-3	3
Mar 27, 2022	Garden Grove, Orange County, California	SR-22 GARDEN GROVE FWY	1
Feb 27, 2022	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	EAST	1
Feb 20, 2022	Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona	N MCQUEEN 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.