Fatal crash profile · Model year

2018 Nissan Sentra

Compared with Nissan Sentra · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
192
Fatal crashes
192
Deaths inside
102
Other deaths
110

Between 2020 and 2024, 192 vehicles described as 2018 Nissan Sentra were involved in 192 fatal crashes in the United States. 102 people died inside these vehicles and 110 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 46
2021 37
2022 39
2023 38
2024 32

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

48%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 80 percent of the share for Nissan Sentra: 59%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Nissan: 54%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 29 24
2021 17 23
2022 26 19
2023 18 20
2024 12 24

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Nissan Sentra: 17%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.3 times the share for Nissan Sentra: 18%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

63%

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

  • About 1.1 times the share for Nissan Sentra: 55%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2018 Nissan Sentra Nissan Sentra Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 19.8% 17.1% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.9% 17.7% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 63.0% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 146
Cloudy 24
Rain 12
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4
Snow 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 67
Daylight 66
Dark - Not Lighted 45
Dusk 6
Dawn 5

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 33
Texas 27
Florida 19
Arizona 10
Georgia 9
New Jersey 9
Illinois 8
Alabama 8
Mississippi 7
Maryland 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 16, 2023 Kern County, California 1
Jun 4, 2023 `ewa Beach, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Jun 2, 2023 West Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut 1
Jun 1, 2023 Mason, Warren County, Ohio 1
May 28, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 1
May 20, 2023 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida 1
May 5, 2023 Dorchester County, South Carolina 1
Apr 21, 2023 Prentiss County, Mississippi 1
Apr 14, 2023 San Joaquin County, California 1
Apr 2, 2023 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Mar 27, 2023 Wicomico County, Maryland 1
Mar 22, 2023 Lubbock County, Texas 1
Mar 13, 2023 Plano, Collin County, Texas 1
Mar 13, 2023 Jasper County, South Carolina 1
Mar 8, 2023 Lithonia, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Mar 1, 2023 Freeport, Nassau County, New York 1
Feb 19, 2023 Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma 1
Feb 12, 2023 Caroline County, Virginia 1
Feb 9, 2023 National City, San Diego County, California 1
Jan 16, 2023 Martin County, Texas 1
Dec 2, 2022 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Nov 23, 2022 Sunrise, Broward County, Florida 1
Nov 19, 2022 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 11, 2022 New Castle County, Delaware 1
Nov 4, 2022 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 2

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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.