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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 24, 2021 Orangeburg County, South Carolina 1
Dec 24, 2021 Salem, Marion County, Oregon 2
Dec 24, 2021 Moore County, North Carolina 1
Dec 24, 2021 Monticello, Sullivan County, New York 1
Dec 24, 2021 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Dec 24, 2021 Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia 1
Dec 24, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 24, 2021 St. Francis County, Arkansas 1
Dec 23, 2021 San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas 1
Dec 23, 2021 Morris County, New Jersey 1
Dec 23, 2021 Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey 1
Dec 23, 2021 Marshall County, Iowa 1
Dec 23, 2021 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 1
Dec 23, 2021 Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia 1
Dec 22, 2021 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Dec 22, 2021 Amarillo, Potter County, Texas 5
Dec 22, 2021 Tate County, Mississippi 1
Dec 22, 2021 Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Dec 22, 2021 Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California 1
Dec 21, 2021 Orange County, North Carolina 1
Dec 21, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 1
Dec 21, 2021 Pasco County, Florida 2
Dec 21, 2021 Lynwood, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 20, 2021 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 20, 2021 Greenville County, South Carolina 1

Compare Nissan Altima with another vehicle

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.