Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Nissan Sentra
Compared with Nissan Sentra · Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 53
- Fatal crashes
- 53
- Deaths inside
- 42
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 53 vehicles described as 2005 Nissan Sentra were involved in 53 fatal crashes in the United States. 42 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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 | 7 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 |
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 Sentra: 59%
- About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 54%
- About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 14 | 3 |
| 2022 | 10 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
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
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 90 percent of the share for Nissan Sentra: 17%
- About 85 percent of the share for Nissan: 17%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for Nissan Sentra: 18%
- About 85 percent of the share for Nissan: 18%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
45%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 80 percent of the share for Nissan Sentra: 55%
- About 85 percent of the share for Nissan: 53%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2005 Nissan Sentra | Nissan Sentra | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.1% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 15.1% | 17.7% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.3% | 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 | 42 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 25 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 10 |
| Florida | 8 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Maryland | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2024 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | CR-340TH RD | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | SR-41 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware | SR-20 HARDSCRABBLE RD | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Jackson County, Alabama | SR-2 US-72 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Chickasaw County, Mississippi | CR-149 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Tulare, Tulare County, California | BARDSLEY AVE | 2 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Greene County, Mississippi | CR-OLD HWY 63 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Antioch, Davidson County, Tennessee | SR-254 BELL RD | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee | US-11 W SR-1 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | Hemet, Riverside County, California | N STATE ST | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Van Zandt County, Texas | SR-64 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | SR-50 N CICERO AVE | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee | MU-FAIRMONT BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2023 | Craven County, North Carolina | SSR-1117 JOHNSON POINT RD | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa | I-235 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Plumas County, California | SR-70 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Whitehall, Marion County, West Virginia | CR-73 MIDDLETOWN RD | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2022 | Brimfield, Peoria County, Illinois | I-74 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Sandoval County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Meridian, Ada County, Idaho | TEN MILE RD | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | WINCHESTER RD | 1 |
| May 6, 2022 | Debary, Volusia County, Florida | DIRKSEN DR | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona | US-60 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia | SR-193/GEORGETOWN PIKE | 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.