Fatal crash profile · Model year

2019 Nissan Altima

Compared with Nissan Altima · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
162
Fatal crashes
162
Deaths inside
88
Other deaths
95

Between 2020 and 2024, 162 vehicles described as 2019 Nissan Altima were involved in 162 fatal crashes in the United States. 88 people died inside these vehicles and 95 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 28
2021 34
2022 33
2023 33
2024 34

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

48%

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 8 22
2021 18 25
2022 23 13
2023 17 18
2024 22 17

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%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as 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%

60%

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

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Altima: 59%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2019 Nissan Altima Nissan Altima Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 16.7% 18.5% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 19.1% 19.5% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 59.9% 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 131
Cloudy 17
Rain 6
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
Daylight 68
Dark - Lighted 54
Dark - Not Lighted 30
Dusk 4
Dawn 4

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 21
California 15
Texas 15
Tennessee 11
Missouri 8
Arizona 7
South Carolina 7
Georgia 6
Maryland 5
Indiana 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Mar 22, 2024 Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina 4
Mar 20, 2024 Tippecanoe County, Indiana 1
Mar 17, 2024 Oxford, Calhoun County, Alabama 1
Mar 6, 2024 Celina, Collin County, Texas 1
Mar 3, 2024 Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia 2
Feb 24, 2024 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Feb 18, 2024 Riverside, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Feb 10, 2024 Pasco County, Florida 2
Jan 1, 2024 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Nov 26, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 25, 2023 Holmes County, Mississippi 1
Nov 13, 2023 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 25, 2023 Fort Bend County, Texas 1
Oct 22, 2023 Carlsbad, San Diego County, California 1
Oct 10, 2023 Augusta County, Virginia 1
Sep 30, 2023 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Sep 17, 2023 Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California 1
Sep 2, 2023 Southampton, Suffolk County, New York 1
Aug 22, 2023 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Aug 18, 2023 Odessa, Ector County, Texas 1
Aug 13, 2023 Eunice, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 13, 2023 Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia 1
Jul 24, 2023 Preston, New London County, Connecticut 1
Jul 13, 2023 Cheyenne County, Colorado 3
Jul 11, 2023 Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey 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.