Fatal crash profile · Model year

2009 Nissan Versa

Compared with Nissan Versa · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
78
Fatal crashes
78
Deaths inside
50
Other deaths
33

Between 2020 and 2024, 78 vehicles described as 2009 Nissan Versa were involved in 78 fatal crashes in the United States. 50 people died inside these vehicles and 33 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 21
2021 18
2022 17
2023 13
2024 9

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

60%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Versa: 63%
  • About 1.1 times 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 13 9
2021 16 5
2022 10 8
2023 6 7
2024 5 4

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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Nissan Versa: 15%
  • About 1.1 times the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Nissan Versa: 15%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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

  • About the same as the share for Nissan Versa: 51%
  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2009 Nissan Versa Nissan Versa Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 19.2% 15.1% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 21.8% 15.4% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 51.3% 51.2% 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 56
Rain 9
Cloudy 8

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 41
Dark - Lighted 19
Dark - Not Lighted 16
Dusk 2

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 14
Texas 8
Tennessee 6
Illinois 5
North Carolina 4
Ohio 4
Florida 4
Nevada 3
Georgia 3
Pennsylvania 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Feb 7, 2020 Cherokee County, South Carolina 1
Jan 28, 2020 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Jan 3, 2020 Loganville, Walton County, Georgia 1

Compare 2009 Nissan Versa 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.