Fatal crash profile · Model year
2021 Nissan Altima
Compared with Nissan Altima · Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 75
- Fatal crashes
- 75
- Deaths inside
- 47
- Other deaths
- 38
Between 2020 and 2024, 75 vehicles described as 2021 Nissan Altima were involved in 75 fatal crashes in the United States. 47 people died inside these vehicles and 38 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 16 |
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
55%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Nissan Altima: 57%
- About the same as the share for Nissan: 54%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 6 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 15 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 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
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Nissan Altima: 18%
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 17%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 90 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%
69%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan Altima: 59%
- About 1.3 times the share for Nissan: 53%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2021 Nissan Altima | Nissan Altima | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 20.0% | 18.5% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.3% | 19.5% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 69.3% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 55 |
| Cloudy | 12 |
| Rain | 7 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 28 |
| Dark - Lighted | 23 |
| Daylight | 23 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 17 |
| Florida | 8 |
| California | 8 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
| South Carolina | 4 |
| New Jersey | 3 |
| Hawaii | 2 |
| Alabama | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2023 | Luna County, New Mexico | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Polk County, Florida | LAKE MARION CREEK RD | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2023 | Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama | MU-24TH ST S | 1 |
| May 29, 2023 | Pa`ia, Maui County, Hawaii | SR-36 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Tulare County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Travis County, Texas | CR-3238 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | FM 372 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Leake County, Mississippi | SR-16 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina | SR-121 ALBRIGHT RD | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2023 | Palmetto, Coweta County, Georgia | CR-046500 CANNONGATE RD | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Los Indios, Cameron County, Texas | US-281 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Fulton County, Georgia | I-75 SB | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Fairfield County, South Carolina | I-77 | 2 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Live Oak County, Texas | US-59 | 5 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Hale`iwa, Honolulu County, Hawaii | SR-83 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Comal County, Texas | RM 32 | 2 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Robeson County, North Carolina | US-74 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Lewisville, Denton County, Texas | VALLEY PKWY | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Hart County, Kentucky | US-31 DIXIE HWY | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Hammond, Lake County, Indiana | US-12/20 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | FM 659/ZARAGOZA RD | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Berks County, Pennsylvania | US-422 POTTSTOWN BYP | 1 |
| May 21, 2022 | Pasquotank County, North Carolina | US-158 | 1 |
| May 15, 2022 | Norfolk, Norfolk city, Virginia | US-13 | 1 |
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.