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
May 19, 2021 Stark County, Ohio 1
May 19, 2021 Tunica County, Mississippi 2
May 17, 2021 Flint, Genesee County, Michigan 1
May 12, 2021 Sacramento, Sacramento County, California 1
May 11, 2021 Boise, Ada County, Idaho 1
May 10, 2021 Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan 1
May 8, 2021 Franklin County, Texas 1
May 8, 2021 Stevens County, Kansas 1
May 7, 2021 Iberville Parish, Louisiana 1
May 7, 2021 Elkhart County, Indiana 1
May 7, 2021 Mendota, Fresno County, California 1
May 4, 2021 Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York 1
Apr 30, 2021 Greendale, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
Apr 25, 2021 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Apr 25, 2021 Elk Grove Village, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Apr 22, 2021 Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 17, 2021 Highland County, Ohio 1
Apr 17, 2021 Corona, Riverside County, California 1
Apr 16, 2021 Lincoln County, Georgia 1
Apr 16, 2021 Sarasota County, Florida 1
Apr 14, 2021 Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine 1
Apr 11, 2021 Effingham County, Illinois 1
Apr 9, 2021 Cumberland County, North Carolina 1
Apr 6, 2021 Lapeer County, Michigan 1
Apr 4, 2021 Burnett County, Wisconsin 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.