Fatal crash profile · Model year

2014 Nissan Altima

Compared with Nissan Altima · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
242
Fatal crashes
241
Deaths inside
125
Other deaths
139

Between 2020 and 2024, 242 vehicles described as 2014 Nissan Altima were involved in 241 fatal crashes in the United States. 125 people died inside these vehicles and 139 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 47
2021 49
2022 64
2023 34
2024 48

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

47%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Nissan Altima: 57%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Nissan: 54%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 26 25
2021 31 24
2022 25 44
2023 13 23
2024 30 23

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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 80 percent of the share for Nissan Altima: 18%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 percent of the share for Nissan Altima: 20%
  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About the same as 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 2014 Nissan Altima Nissan Altima Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.5% 18.5% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.1% 19.5% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 58.3% 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 172
Cloudy 29
Rain 23
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Snow 3

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 97
Dark - Lighted 76
Dark - Not Lighted 58
Dusk 4
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
Florida 28
Texas 24
Tennessee 20
North Carolina 19
California 16
Georgia 16
Mississippi 12
South Carolina 8
Oklahoma 8
Louisiana 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 6, 2020 Hickman County, Tennessee 2
Nov 20, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 7, 2020 Traill County, North Dakota 1
Nov 1, 2020 Lexington County, South Carolina 1
Oct 25, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Oct 14, 2020 Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee 1
Oct 10, 2020 Fairfield County, South Carolina 1
Oct 7, 2020 Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky 1
Sep 13, 2020 Volusia County, Florida 1
Sep 10, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Sep 5, 2020 Watauga County, North Carolina 1
Sep 3, 2020 Elbert County, Georgia 1
Aug 31, 2020 Cleveland County, North Carolina 1
Aug 27, 2020 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Aug 20, 2020 Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
Aug 8, 2020 Northampton County, North Carolina 1
Aug 8, 2020 Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama 1
Aug 4, 2020 Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida 3
Jul 23, 2020 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 1
Jul 11, 2020 Cape Girardeau County, Missouri 1
Jul 11, 2020 North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jul 10, 2020 Dougherty County, Georgia 1
Jun 22, 2020 Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
May 14, 2020 Lincoln County, Mississippi 1
May 13, 2020 Garland, Dallas 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.