Fatal crash profile · Model

GMC Terrain

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
762
Fatal crashes
761
Deaths inside
375
Other deaths
470

Between 2020 and 2024, 762 vehicles described as GMC Terrain were involved in 761 fatal crashes in the United States. 375 people died inside these vehicles and 470 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 128
2021 158
2022 162
2023 153
2024 161

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

44%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for GMC: 42%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 65 79
2021 62 108
2022 77 100
2023 86 80
2024 85 103

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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 80 percent of the share for GMC: 16%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About three-quarters of the share for GMC: 18%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

  • About the same as the share for GMC: 48%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category GMC Terrain GMC All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.3% 16.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 13.4% 18.4% 17.7%
At night 45.1% 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 558
Cloudy 104
Rain 56
Fog, Smog, Smoke 8
Snow 7

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 414
Dark - Lighted 154
Dark - Not Lighted 149
Dusk 20
Dawn 14

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 94
Michigan 61
Florida 55
Indiana 35
California 34
Illinois 34
Missouri 33
Ohio 32
Pennsylvania 29
North Carolina 25

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

GMC Terrain by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jul 23, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Jul 22, 2021 Refugio, Refugio County, Texas 1
Jul 21, 2021 Oakland County, Michigan 1
Jul 19, 2021 Troy, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Jul 15, 2021 Williamson County, Texas 1
Jul 14, 2021 Conejos County, Colorado 1
Jul 14, 2021 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 1
Jul 12, 2021 Kronewetter, Marathon County, Wisconsin 2
Jul 11, 2021 Nye County, Nevada 1
Jul 10, 2021 New Castle, McClain County, Oklahoma 1
Jul 8, 2021 Gloucester County, New Jersey 1
Jul 4, 2021 Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 1
Jul 4, 2021 Hartland, Livingston County, Michigan 1
Jul 2, 2021 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 1, 2021 Green Sulphur Springs, Summers County, West Virginia 2
Jul 1, 2021 Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 1
Jun 25, 2021 Bond County, Illinois 1
Jun 24, 2021 High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina 1
Jun 19, 2021 De Soto, Crawford County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 10, 2021 Cherokee County, Iowa 1
Jun 8, 2021 Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Jun 8, 2021 Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana 1
Jun 6, 2021 Ashland County, Ohio 1
Jun 2, 2021 Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas 1
May 22, 2021 Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico 1

Compare GMC Terrain with another vehicle

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.