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
Feb 14, 2020 Whitfield County, Georgia 1
Feb 14, 2020 Santa Barbara County, California 2
Feb 14, 2020 Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama 1
Feb 13, 2020 Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky 3
Feb 11, 2020 Ventura, Ventura County, California 1
Feb 10, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Feb 9, 2020 Balch Springs, Dallas County, Texas 2
Feb 8, 2020 Colonie, Albany County, New York 1
Feb 8, 2020 Montclair, San Bernardino County, California 3
Feb 6, 2020 Caswell County, North Carolina 2
Feb 2, 2020 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Feb 1, 2020 Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Jan 31, 2020 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Jan 31, 2020 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jan 29, 2020 Town of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Jan 29, 2020 Monterey County, California 1
Jan 29, 2020 White County, Arkansas 1
Jan 25, 2020 Beaufort County, South Carolina 1
Jan 25, 2020 East Irvine, Orange County, California 1
Jan 25, 2020 Lakewood, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jan 24, 2020 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Jan 23, 2020 New Richmond, Wyoming County, West Virginia 1
Jan 23, 2020 St. Clair County, Illinois 1
Jan 23, 2020 Pinal County, Arizona 1
Jan 22, 2020 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 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.