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
Dec 26, 2021 Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 2
Dec 26, 2021 Montpelier, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 26, 2021 Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Dec 25, 2021 Red River County, Texas 1
Dec 25, 2021 Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Dec 25, 2021 Sacramento County, California 1
Dec 24, 2021 Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 23, 2021 Lake City, Clayton County, Georgia 1
Dec 21, 2021 Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin 1
Dec 19, 2021 Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia 1
Dec 19, 2021 Granville County, North Carolina 1
Dec 18, 2021 Franklin County, Illinois 2
Dec 17, 2021 Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 17, 2021 Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia 1
Dec 17, 2021 Houston County, Georgia 3
Dec 17, 2021 Ventura, Ventura County, California 1
Dec 16, 2021 Pemberton, Burlington County, New Jersey 1
Dec 13, 2021 Polk County, Florida 1
Dec 13, 2021 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Dec 12, 2021 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 10, 2021 Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee 1
Dec 10, 2021 Newberry County, South Carolina 3
Dec 10, 2021 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Dec 8, 2021 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Dec 7, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 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.