Fatal crash profile · Model

Nissan Sentra

Compared with Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
2,237
Fatal crashes
2,228
Deaths inside
1,486
Other deaths
1,045

Between 2020 and 2024, 2,237 vehicles described as Nissan Sentra were involved in 2,228 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,486 people died inside these vehicles and 1,045 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 419
2021 469
2022 489
2023 462
2024 398

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

59%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 54%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 303 177
2021 298 225
2022 339 217
2023 296 230
2024 250 196

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: 17%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

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

  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Nissan Sentra Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.1% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.7% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 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 1,654
Cloudy 278
Rain 167
Fog, Smog, Smoke 32
Snow 14

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 954
Dark - Lighted 587
Dark - Not Lighted 557
Dusk 48
Dawn 46

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 342
Texas 236
Florida 221
Georgia 107
Tennessee 102
North Carolina 100
Illinois 82
Arizona 80
Alabama 56
Louisiana 56

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Nissan Sentra by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 7, 2023 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 2
Jan 7, 2023 Barstow, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jan 5, 2023 George County, Mississippi 1
Jan 4, 2023 Davenport, Polk County, Florida 1
Jan 3, 2023 Carson, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 2, 2023 Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine 1
Jan 1, 2023 Columbia County, Florida 3
Dec 31, 2022 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Dec 31, 2022 Clay County, Florida 1
Dec 29, 2022 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Dec 28, 2022 Palm Desert, Riverside County, California 3
Dec 27, 2022 Cleburne County, Arkansas 2
Dec 26, 2022 Manatee County, Florida 3
Dec 25, 2022 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 24, 2022 Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 23, 2022 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Dec 23, 2022 Marshall County, Illinois 1
Dec 21, 2022 Bandera County, Texas 2
Dec 19, 2022 Clermont County, Ohio 1
Dec 19, 2022 Pulaski County, Indiana 1
Dec 19, 2022 Sumter County, Florida 2
Dec 18, 2022 Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia 1
Dec 18, 2022 Fairfield, Solano County, California 1
Dec 18, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 17, 2022 Tulare County, California 1

Compare Nissan Sentra with another vehicle

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.