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
Sep 20, 2023 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Sep 16, 2023 Scurry County, Texas 1
Sep 7, 2023 Yuma County, Arizona 1
Sep 2, 2023 Lamar County, Mississippi 1
Aug 27, 2023 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Aug 26, 2023 Kent, King County, Washington 1
Jun 22, 2023 Contra Costa County, California 1
Jun 8, 2023 Newton County, Missouri 1
May 27, 2023 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
May 20, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 13, 2023 Lexington County, South Carolina 1
Apr 24, 2023 Hollywood, Charleston County, South Carolina 1
Mar 28, 2023 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Mar 4, 2023 Moreland, Coweta County, Georgia 1
Mar 2, 2023 Frisco City, Monroe County, Alabama 1
Mar 1, 2023 Hampton, Hampton city, Virginia 1
Feb 8, 2023 Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado 1
Jan 4, 2023 Jasper County, Indiana 1
Dec 15, 2022 Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas 1
Nov 29, 2022 Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 22, 2022 Wakulla County, Florida 1
Nov 5, 2022 Trousdale County, Tennessee 1
Nov 3, 2022 Lisbon, Grafton County, New Hampshire 1
Sep 27, 2022 Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee 1
Sep 24, 2022 Bedford, Tarrant County, Texas 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.