Fatal crash profile · Model year
2000 Nissan Altima
Compared with Nissan Altima · Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 19
- Other deaths
- 5
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2000 Nissan Altima were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 19 people died inside these vehicles and 5 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
79%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Nissan Altima: 57%
- About 1.5 times the share for Nissan: 54%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
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
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Nissan Altima: 18%
- About the same as the share for Nissan: 17%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 90 percent of the share for Nissan Altima: 20%
- About the same as the share for Nissan: 18%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 80 percent of the share for Nissan Altima: 59%
- About 90 percent of the share for Nissan: 53%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2000 Nissan Altima | Nissan Altima | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.4% | 18.5% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.4% | 19.5% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 47.8% | 59.2% | 53.3% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Washington | 2 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2024 | Buffalo, Erie County, New York | I-190 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | MU-MILWAUKEE AVE | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Wadsworth, Lake County, Illinois | SR-173 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Barrow County, Georgia | SR-82 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | Yakima County, Washington | CR-SUMMITVIEW RD | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Fort Bend County, Texas | SR-36 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2022 | San Bernardino County, California | SR-138 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Linn County, Iowa | LINN JOHNSON RD | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | AIRPORT WAY | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | US-222 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Page County, Virginia | US-340 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | US-60 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | SR-45 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Ector County, Texas | SR-302/PACIFIC BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | N 51ST AVE | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Latah County, Idaho | US-95 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | SR-13N | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Lewis County, Washington | US-12 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Lakewood, Ocean County, New Jersey | CR-637 MASSACHUSETTS AVE | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Santa Paula, Ventura County, California | SANTA BARBARA ST | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey | I-287 | 1 |
| May 21, 2020 | Clark County, Nevada | SR-147 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2020 | Danville, Danville city, Virginia | SR-86/MAIN ST | 2 |
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.