Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Nissan Sentra
Compared with Nissan Sentra · Nissan · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 147
- Fatal crashes
- 147
- Deaths inside
- 92
- Other deaths
- 76
Between 2020 and 2024, 147 vehicles described as 2016 Nissan Sentra were involved in 147 fatal crashes in the United States. 92 people died inside these vehicles and 76 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 | 32 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2024 | 23 |
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
55%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Nissan Sentra: 59%
- About the same as the share for Nissan: 54%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | 16 |
| 2021 | 16 | 17 |
| 2022 | 26 | 13 |
| 2023 | 18 | 20 |
| 2024 | 13 | 10 |
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
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Nissan Sentra: 17%
- About 85 percent of the share for Nissan: 17%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times the share for Nissan Sentra: 18%
- About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 18%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
60%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Nissan Sentra: 55%
- About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 53%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2016 Nissan Sentra | Nissan Sentra | Nissan | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 14.3% | 17.1% | 17.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 20.4% | 17.7% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 59.9% | 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 | 113 |
| Cloudy | 15 |
| Rain | 13 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 53 |
| Dark - Lighted | 44 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 41 |
| Dawn | 5 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 34 |
| Florida | 16 |
| Texas | 13 |
| Tennessee | 8 |
| Georgia | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Louisiana | 6 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2020 | Oak Forest, Cook County, Illinois | I-57 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Merced County, California | PALM ST | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | Montgomery County, Ohio | CR-86 SPRING VALLEY PI | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Carroll County, Arkansas | US-412-5 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | OUTLAND RD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Cascade County, Montana | SR-200 | 2 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Kern County, California | TEHACHAPI WILLOW SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2020 | Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California | KIRKER PASS RD | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Highland, San Bernardino County, California | BASELINE ST | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Madera County, California | AVENUE 18 1/2 | 1 |
| May 30, 2020 | North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina | US-52 | 1 |
| May 22, 2020 | Dellwood, St. Louis County, Missouri | W FLORISSANT AVE | 1 |
| May 12, 2020 | Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2020 | Coffee County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2020 | Meriwether County, Georgia | SR-85 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Wayne County, Pennsylvania | US-6 Roosevelt Hwy | 2 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Clark County, Nevada | SR-596 S JONES BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Merced County, California | SR-59 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | McCulloch County, Texas | SR-71 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2020 | Volusia County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Brevard County, Florida | I-95 | 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.