Fatal crash profile · Model year

2016 GMC Sierra

Compared with GMC Sierra · GMC · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
193
Fatal crashes
193
Deaths inside
50
Other deaths
175

Between 2020 and 2024, 193 vehicles described as 2016 GMC Sierra were involved in 193 fatal crashes in the United States. 50 people died inside these vehicles and 175 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 pickup trucks or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 46
2021 39
2022 30
2023 43
2024 35

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

22%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 55 percent of the share for GMC Sierra: 39%
  • About half the share for GMC: 42%
  • About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 17 34
2021 6 42
2022 6 28
2023 9 44
2024 12 27

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for GMC Sierra: 16%
  • About the same as the share for GMC: 16%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for GMC Sierra: 21%
  • About 85 percent of the share for GMC: 18%
  • About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

  • About the same as the share for GMC Sierra: 47%
  • About the same as the share for GMC: 48%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2016 GMC Sierra GMC Sierra GMC All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.6% 16.5% 16.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.5% 20.9% 18.4% 17.7%
At night 45.1% 47.5% 47.9% 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 143
Cloudy 25
Rain 13
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Blowing 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 103
Dark - Not Lighted 55
Dark - Lighted 27
Dusk 4
Dawn 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 26
Florida 16
California 11
Louisiana 11
Arkansas 9
Michigan 8
Oklahoma 8
Illinois 7
Arizona 7
New York 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 18, 2022 Labelle, Hendry County, Florida 1
May 10, 2022 Calhoun County, Michigan 1
Apr 15, 2022 Warren County, Kentucky 2
Mar 7, 2022 Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Mar 1, 2022 Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas 1
Feb 8, 2022 Rapides Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 28, 2022 Northampton County, Virginia 2
Jan 10, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 17, 2021 Liberal, Seward County, Kansas 1
Nov 14, 2021 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 1
Nov 13, 2021 Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 2, 2021 Garfield County, Colorado 1
Oct 12, 2021 Saratoga Spgs, Saratoga County, New York 1
Oct 10, 2021 Bullhead City, Mohave County, Arizona 1
Oct 6, 2021 Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida 1
Sep 27, 2021 Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas 1
Sep 23, 2021 Independence County, Arkansas 2
Sep 22, 2021 Ada County, Idaho 1
Aug 31, 2021 Van Bowen, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Aug 29, 2021 Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 25, 2021 Calhoun County, Michigan 1
Aug 22, 2021 Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 1
Aug 20, 2021 Washita County, Oklahoma 1
Aug 19, 2021 Fayette County, Alabama 1
Aug 18, 2021 Lewis County, Tennessee 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.