Fatal crash profile · Model year
2003 Nissan Sentra
Compared with Nissan Sentra · Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 24
- Fatal crashes
- 24
- Deaths inside
- 16
- Other deaths
- 9
Between 2020 and 2024, 24 vehicles described as 2003 Nissan Sentra were involved in 24 fatal crashes in the United States. 16 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
64%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Nissan Sentra: 59%
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 54%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 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
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Nissan Sentra: 17%
- About the same as the share for Nissan: 17%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
29%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.6 times the share for Nissan Sentra: 18%
- About 1.7 times the share for Nissan: 18%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
71%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Nissan Sentra: 55%
- About 1.3 times the share for Nissan: 53%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2003 Nissan Sentra | Nissan Sentra | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 16.7% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 29.2% | 17.7% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 70.8% | 54.9% | 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 | 19 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 8 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| New York | 2 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2024 | San Diego County, California | DEL DIOS HWY | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | SSR-6001 ROOSEVELT BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Knox County, Tennessee | SR-170 RACCOON VALLEY RD NE | 2 |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Indio, Riverside County, California | MONROE ST | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Bakersfield, Kern County, California | WILSON RD | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York | CR-44 MILITARY RD | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Norwich, New London County, Connecticut | I-395 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | Concord, Contra Costa County, California | SR-242 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas | I-49 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-821 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Kern County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Fresno County, California | SR-33 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Catskill, Greene County, New York | US-9W | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | MONTROSE AVE | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California | ORANGE GROVE BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | E BROADWAY BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | New Castle County, Delaware | SR-1 | 1 |
| May 15, 2021 | Cupertino, Santa Clara County, California | I-280 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida | NE 12TH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | DeKalb County, Illinois | EAST SANDWICH RD | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | US-59 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | SR-68 | 1 |
| May 8, 2020 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-51 SR-3 ELVIS PRESLEY BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2020 | White County, Arkansas | US-67-13 | 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.