Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Honda Accord

Compared with Honda Accord · Honda · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
236
Fatal crashes
236
Deaths inside
172
Other deaths
81

Between 2020 and 2024, 236 vehicles described as 2002 Honda Accord were involved in 236 fatal crashes in the United States. 172 people died inside these vehicles and 81 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 66
2021 50
2022 53
2023 41
2024 26

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

68%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Honda Accord: 57%
  • About the same as the share for Honda: 62%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 44 26
2021 35 18
2022 44 12
2023 27 16
2024 22 9

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

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Honda Accord: 22%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Honda: 22%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Honda Accord: 21%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Honda: 19%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

58%

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

  • About the same as the share for Honda Accord: 57%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Honda: 52%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Honda Accord Honda Accord Honda All vehicles
Driver speeding 25.8% 21.9% 21.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.5% 20.7% 18.6% 17.7%
At night 58.1% 57.2% 52.4% 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 170
Cloudy 33
Rain 16
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4
Severe Crosswinds 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 104
Dark - Lighted 63
Dark - Not Lighted 55
Dusk 8
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
California 46
Texas 18
Florida 14
Georgia 12
North Carolina 12
South Carolina 11
Mississippi 8
Alabama 8
Oregon 7
Tennessee 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 23, 2024 Alachua County, Florida 3
Dec 22, 2024 Whittier, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 5, 2024 Mississippi County, Missouri 1
Nov 14, 2024 Hawthorne, Passaic County, New Jersey 1
Nov 8, 2024 Madera County, California 1
Nov 5, 2024 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Oct 26, 2024 Catawba County, North Carolina 1
Sep 22, 2024 Hernando County, Florida 2
Sep 15, 2024 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 6, 2024 Costa Mesa, Orange County, California 1
Aug 31, 2024 Deerfield, Lake County, Illinois 1
Aug 31, 2024 Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Aug 30, 2024 El Paso County, Colorado 1
Aug 27, 2024 Gaston County, North Carolina 1
Jul 28, 2024 Rockingham County, Virginia 1
Jul 10, 2024 Bryan, Brazos County, Texas 1
Jun 24, 2024 San Joaquin County, California 2
Jun 8, 2024 Ventura County, California 1
Apr 16, 2024 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Apr 11, 2024 Salem, Marion County, Oregon 1
Apr 6, 2024 Limestone County, Alabama 1
Mar 29, 2024 Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia 1
Mar 24, 2024 Clark County, Nevada 1
Feb 17, 2024 Travis County, Texas 1
Feb 9, 2024 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 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.