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
Aug 15, 2021 Martin County, Florida 1
Aug 15, 2021 Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Aug 14, 2021 Mississippi County, Arkansas 1
Aug 13, 2021 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Aug 10, 2021 Madison County, Tennessee 1
Aug 8, 2021 Aiken County, South Carolina 1
Aug 8, 2021 Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois 1
Aug 2, 2021 Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas 1
Jul 22, 2021 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jul 8, 2021 Walker County, Alabama 2
Jul 2, 2021 Walker County, Georgia 1
Jun 28, 2021 Newark, Kendall County, Illinois 1
Jun 16, 2021 Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri 1
Jun 9, 2021 York, York County, South Carolina 1
Jun 1, 2021 Rowan County, North Carolina 1
Jun 1, 2021 Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida 1
May 23, 2021 Prince George's County, Maryland 2
May 23, 2021 Ocala, Marion County, Florida 1
May 20, 2021 Surry County, North Carolina 1
May 15, 2021 Anderson County, South Carolina 1
Apr 13, 2021 Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana 1
Mar 22, 2021 Plantation, Broward County, Florida 2
Mar 9, 2021 Osceola County, Florida 1
Feb 27, 2021 New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana 1
Feb 23, 2021 Clark County, Washington 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.