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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2024 31 crashes
- 2023 30 crashes
- 2022 66 crashes
- 2021 69 crashes
- 2020 73 crashes
- 2019 284 crashes
- 2018 192 crashes
- 2017 207 crashes
- 2016 147 crashes
- 2015 182 crashes
- 2014 158 crashes
- 2013 81 crashes
- 2012 98 crashes
- 2011 54 crashes
- 2010 56 crashes
- 2009 42 crashes
- 2008 90 crashes
- 2007 53 crashes
- 2006 105 crashes
- 2005 53 crashes
- 2004 54 crashes
- 2003 24 crashes
- 2002 11 crashes
- 2001 19 crashes
- 2000 12 crashes
- 1998 13 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | Salem, Marion County, Oregon | LOCUST ST NE | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Falconer, Chautauqua County, New York | SR-394 E MAIN ST | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | SR-41 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware | SR-20 HARDSCRABBLE RD | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Greeley, Weld County, Colorado | US-34 BUSN RT 10TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Early, Brown County, Texas | US-67/EARLY BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | MU-W TRINITY LN | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida | MU-20TH STREET | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Jackson County, Alabama | SR-2 US-72 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana | MU-MADISON ST | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Iredell County, North Carolina | I-77 N | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Grayson County, Texas | FM 697 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | US-31A/41A SR-11 NOLENSVILLE P | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Dover, Kent County, Delaware | US-13 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Darlington County, South Carolina | SR-151 E BOBO NEWSOM HWY | 2 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | SR-21 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Lincoln County, Kentucky | US-27 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | San Jose, Santa Clara County, California | S 5TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas | MU-PEACHTREEAVE | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii | CR-AINAOLA DRIVE | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Butte County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | ROSECRANS AVE | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-202 NOCARD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Giles County, Tennessee | US-31 SR-7 ELKTON PIKE | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Eufaula, McIntosh County, Oklahoma | SR-9 | 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.