Fatal crash profile · Model
Nissan Altima
Compared with Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 4,243
- Fatal crashes
- 4,206
- Deaths inside
- 2,737
- Other deaths
- 2,087
Between 2020 and 2024, 4,243 vehicles described as Nissan Altima were involved in 4,206 fatal crashes in the United States. 2,737 people died inside these vehicles and 2,087 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 | 830 |
| 2021 | 958 |
| 2022 | 906 |
| 2023 | 826 |
| 2024 | 723 |
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
57%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Nissan: 54%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 557 | 390 |
| 2021 | 662 | 439 |
| 2022 | 567 | 471 |
| 2023 | 512 | 414 |
| 2024 | 439 | 373 |
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
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Nissan: 17%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 18%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
59%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 53%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Nissan Altima | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.5% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 19.5% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 3,132 |
| Cloudy | 519 |
| Rain | 325 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 47 |
| Snow | 18 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,684 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1,165 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1,110 |
| Dusk | 106 |
| Dawn | 90 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 459 |
| Texas | 454 |
| California | 439 |
| Georgia | 246 |
| Tennessee | 233 |
| North Carolina | 203 |
| South Carolina | 156 |
| Alabama | 156 |
| Louisiana | 135 |
| Mississippi | 135 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Nissan Altima by model year
- 2024 20 crashes
- 2023 43 crashes
- 2022 62 crashes
- 2021 75 crashes
- 2020 219 crashes
- 2019 162 crashes
- 2018 192 crashes
- 2017 286 crashes
- 2016 274 crashes
- 2015 482 crashes
- 2014 241 crashes
- 2013 307 crashes
- 2012 314 crashes
- 2011 164 crashes
- 2010 206 crashes
- 2009 211 crashes
- 2008 242 crashes
- 2007 143 crashes
- 2006 168 crashes
- 2005 157 crashes
- 2004 54 crashes
- 2003 70 crashes
- 2002 30 crashes
- 2001 20 crashes
- 2000 23 crashes
- 1999 24 crashes
- 1998 10 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2021 | Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky | SR-353 RUSSELL CAVE RD | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | DeKalb County, Georgia | CR-519400 FLAT SHOALS RD | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Stanislaus County, California | CARPENTER RD | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama | SR-17 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2021 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | MENDENHALL RD | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2021 | Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina | SR-3 DALE EARNHARDT BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2021 | Jefferson County, Colorado | CR-SQUAW PASS RD | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Grimes County, Texas | SR-105 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Loris, Horry County, South Carolina | US-701 N HWY 701 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas | I-40-33 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | North Randall, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | CR-4 WARRENSVILLE CENTER RD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | Catawba County, North Carolina | SSR-2013 SIGMON DIARY RD | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | WENDA WAY/ WENDA DR | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas | US-59 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California | REDLANDS BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Travis County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Harris County, Texas | MOONEY RD | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Gautier, Jackson County, Mississippi | US-90 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | SR-87 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | SR-38 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2021 | Macon, Bibb County, Georgia | I-75 S | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana | JEFFERSON ST | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | DeKalb County, Georgia | CR-518600 WESLEY CHAPEL RD | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | I-285 RAMP | 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.