Fatal crash profile · Model year

2000 Nissan Maxima

Compared with Nissan Maxima · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
46
Fatal crashes
46
Deaths inside
35
Other deaths
11

Between 2020 and 2024, 46 vehicles described as 2000 Nissan Maxima were involved in 46 fatal crashes in the United States. 35 people died inside these vehicles and 11 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 18
2021 13
2022 4
2023 5
2024 6

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

76%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Nissan Maxima: 58%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 54%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 16 2
2021 9 4
2022 3 1
2023 3 2
2024 4 2

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

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Nissan Maxima: 25%
  • About 1.8 times the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Maxima: 25%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

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

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Maxima: 59%
  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2000 Nissan Maxima Nissan Maxima Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 30.4% 24.6% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.9% 24.8% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 54.3% 59.0% 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 37
Rain 3
Cloudy 3
Snow 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 20
Dark - Not Lighted 13
Dark - Lighted 9
Dusk 3
Dawn 1

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
California 6
North Carolina 5
Georgia 5
Utah 3
Texas 3
Missouri 2
Indiana 2
Connecticut 2
Pennsylvania 2
Oklahoma 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 27, 2024 New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut 1
Dec 14, 2024 Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 18, 2024 Georgetown County, South Carolina 1
Oct 8, 2024 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Mar 18, 2024 Peach County, Georgia 1
Feb 8, 2024 Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia 1
Dec 10, 2023 Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona 1
Nov 20, 2023 Monterey County, California 1
Jul 29, 2023 Johnston County, North Carolina 1
Jun 25, 2023 Selma, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jun 20, 2023 Lincoln County, Oklahoma 1
Sep 4, 2022 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Aug 6, 2022 Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 17, 2022 Amherst County, Virginia 1
Jul 12, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 12, 2021 Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 7, 2021 Orange County, California 1
Jul 26, 2021 West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Jul 11, 2021 Halifax County, North Carolina 1
Jul 3, 2021 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
May 3, 2021 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Apr 26, 2021 Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina 1
Apr 4, 2021 Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Apr 3, 2021 Kanosh, Millard County, Utah 1
Apr 1, 2021 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 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.