Fatal crash profile · Model year

2012 Nissan Altima

Compared with Nissan Altima · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
314
Fatal crashes
314
Deaths inside
215
Other deaths
140

Between 2020 and 2024, 314 vehicles described as 2012 Nissan Altima were involved in 314 fatal crashes in the United States. 215 people died inside these vehicles and 140 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 76
2022 76
2023 63
2024 39

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

61%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Altima: 57%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 54%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 43 24
2021 56 29
2022 54 40
2023 42 28
2024 20 19

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 90 percent of 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 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

56%

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 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2012 Nissan Altima Nissan Altima Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.9% 18.5% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.4% 19.5% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 56.1% 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 240
Cloudy 43
Rain 19
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Blowing 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 138
Dark - Not Lighted 91
Dark - Lighted 73
Dusk 5
Dawn 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 50
Florida 38
California 34
Georgia 18
South Carolina 17
North Carolina 12
Mississippi 11
Tennessee 10
Louisiana 10
Illinois 8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 7, 2022 Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota 2
Jun 5, 2022 Cook County, Illinois 1
Jun 1, 2022 Idaho County, Idaho 2
May 24, 2022 Marion County, Florida 1
May 23, 2022 Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri 1
May 7, 2022 Kern County, California 1
May 7, 2022 Lowndes County, Alabama 1
Apr 28, 2022 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Apr 24, 2022 Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California 1
Apr 22, 2022 Miller County, Missouri 1
Apr 7, 2022 Dayton, Liberty County, Texas 1
Apr 5, 2022 St. Clair County, Illinois 1
Mar 27, 2022 Hickman County, Tennessee 1
Mar 24, 2022 Emmett, St. Clair County, Michigan 2
Mar 21, 2022 Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida 1
Mar 12, 2022 Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Mar 11, 2022 Tippah County, Mississippi 1
Feb 28, 2022 Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California 1
Feb 18, 2022 Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee 1
Feb 17, 2022 Effingham County, Georgia 1
Feb 15, 2022 Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, New York 1
Feb 10, 2022 Custer County, Oklahoma 1
Feb 6, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Feb 2, 2022 Sacramento County, California 1
Jan 29, 2022 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 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.