Fatal crash profile · Model year

2007 Nissan Altima

Compared with Nissan Altima · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
143
Fatal crashes
143
Deaths inside
104
Other deaths
49

Between 2020 and 2024, 143 vehicles described as 2007 Nissan Altima were involved in 143 fatal crashes in the United States. 104 people died inside these vehicles and 49 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 35
2021 32
2022 33
2023 22
2024 21

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 Nissan Altima: 57%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Nissan: 54%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 23 14
2021 28 10
2022 25 9
2023 14 8
2024 14 8

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

32%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.7 times the share for Nissan Altima: 18%
  • About 1.9 times the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Nissan Altima: 20%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

64%

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 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2007 Nissan Altima Nissan Altima Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 32.2% 18.5% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 26.6% 19.5% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 64.3% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 90
Cloudy 24
Rain 17
Snow 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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
Dark - Not Lighted 51
Daylight 48
Dark - Lighted 35
Dawn 7
Dusk 2

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 18
Florida 12
Texas 12
Alabama 8
North Carolina 7
South Carolina 7
Arizona 5
Louisiana 5
Georgia 5
Arkansas 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 5, 2024 St. James Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 3, 2024 Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 2, 2024 Phillips County, Arkansas 1
Nov 8, 2024 Roanoke, Roanoke city, Virginia 1
Nov 3, 2024 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Oct 11, 2024 Bedford County, Virginia 1
Sep 11, 2024 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 1
Aug 20, 2024 Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Jul 31, 2024 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Jul 6, 2024 Somerset County, Maine 1
Jun 2, 2024 Sacramento County, California 1
May 29, 2024 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts 1
Apr 27, 2024 Millen, Jenkins County, Georgia 1
Mar 24, 2024 Harris County, Texas 2
Feb 25, 2024 Ventura County, California 1
Feb 17, 2024 Summit County, Ohio 1
Jan 28, 2024 Ada County, Idaho 1
Jan 28, 2024 Sanford, Seminole County, Florida 1
Jan 20, 2024 Harris County, Texas 1
Jan 11, 2024 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 1, 2024 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Dec 31, 2023 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Dec 24, 2023 Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas 1
Dec 23, 2023 Allen County, Kentucky 1
Nov 4, 2023 Evangeline Parish, Louisiana 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.