Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Honda Civic

Compared with Honda Civic · Honda · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
306
Fatal crashes
305
Deaths inside
229
Other deaths
107

Between 2020 and 2024, 306 vehicles described as 2008 Honda Civic were involved in 305 fatal crashes in the United States. 229 people died inside these vehicles and 107 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 70
2021 59
2022 77
2023 46
2024 54

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 1.1 times the share for Honda Civic: 60%
  • 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 51 25
2021 46 18
2022 58 28
2023 35 15
2024 39 21

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

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Honda Civic: 21%
  • About the same as the share for Honda: 22%
  • About 1.2 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 Civic: 20%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Honda: 19%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

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

  • About the same as the share for Honda Civic: 57%
  • About the same as the share for Honda: 52%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2008 Honda Civic Honda Civic Honda All vehicles
Driver speeding 22.5% 20.8% 21.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.6% 20.1% 18.6% 17.7%
At night 53.6% 56.9% 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 206
Cloudy 51
Rain 29
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 2

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 133
Dark - Lighted 80
Dark - Not Lighted 80
Dusk 5
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 34
Florida 33
Texas 26
North Carolina 25
Georgia 14
Illinois 11
Tennessee 11
Pennsylvania 11
New York 11
Ohio 9

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Feb 21, 2021 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Feb 20, 2021 Tulare County, California 1
Feb 19, 2021 Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Feb 15, 2021 Orange County, Florida 1
Feb 12, 2021 Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas 1
Feb 9, 2021 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Feb 5, 2021 Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois 1
Jan 23, 2021 Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York 1
Jan 5, 2021 Rockingham County, North Carolina 1
Jan 4, 2021 Broward County, Florida 1
Dec 25, 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 22, 2020 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 21, 2020 Kern County, California 1
Dec 13, 2020 North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Dec 12, 2020 Fremont, Alameda County, California 1
Nov 26, 2020 Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1
Nov 26, 2020 Gaston County, North Carolina 2
Nov 22, 2020 Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 21, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 17, 2020 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Nov 13, 2020 Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 12, 2020 Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida 1
Nov 11, 2020 Franklin County, Virginia 2
Nov 10, 2020 Fresno County, California 1
Nov 7, 2020 Catawba County, North Carolina 1

Compare 2008 Honda Civic 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.