Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Nissan Altima
Compared with Nissan Altima · Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 70
- Fatal crashes
- 70
- Deaths inside
- 55
- Other deaths
- 23
Between 2020 and 2024, 70 vehicles described as 2003 Nissan Altima were involved in 70 fatal crashes in the United States. 55 people died inside these vehicles and 23 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 | 25 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 |
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
71%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan Altima: 57%
- About 1.3 times the share for Nissan: 54%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | 9 |
| 2021 | 17 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 |
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 1.2 times the share for Nissan Altima: 18%
- About 1.3 times the share for Nissan: 17%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.5 times the share for Nissan Altima: 20%
- About 1.6 times the share for Nissan: 18%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
61%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Nissan Altima: 59%
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 53%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2003 Nissan Altima | Nissan Altima | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 22.9% | 18.5% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 28.6% | 19.5% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 61.4% | 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 | 51 |
| Rain | 10 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 26 |
| Dark - Lighted | 22 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 21 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 12 |
| Georgia | 7 |
| Tennessee | 6 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| New Jersey | 4 |
| Maryland | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Indiana | 3 |
| Arizona | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 | Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland | SR-26 LIBERTY HEIGHTS AVE | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | MU-MERIDIAN ST | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Siskiyou County, California | SR-3 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona | S SOMERTON AVE | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | Bibb County, Georgia | CS-GRAY HWY | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona | S PRICE RD | 2 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Walthall County, Mississippi | CR-LEE MAGEE RD | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | SR-14 JACKSON AVE | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2024 | San Joaquin County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut | TS-COLONY ST | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2023 | Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama | I-65 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2023 | Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia | US-19 SR-400 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Hazelwood, St. Louis County, Missouri | MU-N HANLEY RD | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Redan, DeKalb County, Georgia | SR-12 COVINGTON HWY | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada | S FORT APACHE RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Lumberton, Burlington County, New Jersey | SR-38 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | Yazoo County, Mississippi | CR-ANDING OIL CITY RD | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Caldwell County, North Carolina | US-321 HICKORY BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Merced County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-78 SR-4 LAMAR AVE | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Jackson County, Mississippi | US-90 | 1 |
| May 9, 2022 | Hanover Park, Cook County, Illinois | US-20 | 1 |
| May 1, 2022 | Wagoner County, Oklahoma | MUSKOGEE TURNPIKE | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona | US-60 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Vallejo, Solano County, California | REDWOOD ST | 1 |
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.