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 19, 2020 Hidalgo County, Texas 2
Dec 19, 2020 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Dec 18, 2020 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Dec 18, 2020 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Dec 17, 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 16, 2020 Lee County, Georgia 1
Dec 15, 2020 West Covina, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 14, 2020 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 14, 2020 Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas 1
Dec 12, 2020 Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee 1
Dec 11, 2020 Winfield, Scott County, Tennessee 1
Dec 10, 2020 Plantation, Broward County, Florida 1
Dec 9, 2020 St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri 1
Dec 9, 2020 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Dec 8, 2020 Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 7, 2020 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Dec 5, 2020 Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona 1
Dec 4, 2020 Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1
Dec 4, 2020 Wilson County, Kansas 1
Dec 3, 2020 Carson County, Texas 1
Dec 3, 2020 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Nov 30, 2020 Monroe County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 29, 2020 Orange County, Florida 1
Nov 28, 2020 Kaufman County, Texas 1
Nov 28, 2020 Mulberry, Polk County, Florida 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.