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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2021 | Fruitland, San Juan County, New Mexico | BIA-36 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan | SR-1 WOODWARD AVE | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Livingston Parish, Louisiana | SR-1025 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky | SR-0004 E NEW CIRCLE ROAD | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Pasco County, Florida | US-19 | 2 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California | PERRIS BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | POWER INN RD | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | SR-3020 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey | SR-24 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | US-41/70S SR-1 MURFREESBORO RD | 2 |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Moore, Cleveland County, Oklahoma | S EASTERN AVE | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | STONE AVE | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Montgomery County, Maryland | I-270 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Floyd County, Georgia | SR-1 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | McCurtain County, Oklahoma | US-259 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Pinal County, Arizona | SR-238 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | RANGE LINE RD | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York | W FAYETTE ST | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2021 | La Palma, Orange County, California | VALLEY VIEW ST | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2021 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Berks County, Pennsylvania | SR-8009 RAMP A | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Nash County, North Carolina | SR-97 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | I-515 US-95-93 N | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Neshoba County, Mississippi | SR-19 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Pilesgrove, Salem County, New Jersey | US-40 | 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.