Fatal crash profile · Model year

2008 Nissan Altima

Compared with Nissan Altima · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
242
Fatal crashes
242
Deaths inside
189
Other deaths
84

Between 2020 and 2024, 242 vehicles described as 2008 Nissan Altima were involved in 242 fatal crashes in the United States. 189 people died inside these vehicles and 84 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 60
2021 64
2022 42
2023 40
2024 36

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

69%

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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 47 21
2021 51 22
2022 29 19
2023 31 12
2024 31 10

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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Nissan Altima: 18%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Altima: 20%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

58%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Altima: 59%
  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2008 Nissan Altima Nissan Altima Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 24.0% 18.5% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.2% 19.5% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 57.9% 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 166
Cloudy 33
Rain 22
Fog, Smog, Smoke 6
Snow 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
Daylight 95
Dark - Not Lighted 69
Dark - Lighted 65
Dusk 6
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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
Texas 27
California 25
Florida 23
Tennessee 17
North Carolina 14
South Carolina 13
Alabama 11
Georgia 11
Pennsylvania 8
New Jersey 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 10, 2022 Tarrant County, Texas 1
Mar 21, 2022 Sussex County, Virginia 1
Mar 15, 2022 Polk County, Florida 1
Mar 12, 2022 Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina 1
Mar 2, 2022 Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Feb 17, 2022 Dane County, Wisconsin 1
Feb 17, 2022 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Feb 12, 2022 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 12, 2022 Riverside, Riverside County, California 1
Feb 11, 2022 Alton, Madison County, Illinois 1
Feb 5, 2022 Duplin County, North Carolina 2
Feb 3, 2022 Frederick County, Maryland 1
Jan 31, 2022 Iberia Parish, Louisiana 2
Jan 26, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 3
Jan 15, 2022 Allegany County, Maryland 1
Jan 6, 2022 McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Jan 3, 2022 Fairfield, Butler County, Ohio 1
Jan 1, 2022 Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island 1
Dec 23, 2021 Morris County, New Jersey 1
Dec 20, 2021 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Dec 16, 2021 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Dec 11, 2021 Modesto, Stanislaus County, California 2
Dec 9, 2021 Okeechobee County, Florida 1
Nov 29, 2021 Town of Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 21, 2021 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 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.