Fatal crash profile · Model year

2017 Nissan Versa

Compared with Nissan Versa · Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
80
Fatal crashes
80
Deaths inside
59
Other deaths
38

Between 2020 and 2024, 80 vehicles described as 2017 Nissan Versa were involved in 80 fatal crashes in the United States. 59 people died inside these vehicles and 38 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 17
2022 17
2023 13
2024 12

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

61%

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 16 11
2021 14 8
2022 11 10
2023 7 6
2024 11 3

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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Nissan Versa: 15%
  • About three-quarters of the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Nissan Versa: 15%
  • About 55 percent of the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

  • About 90 percent of the share for Nissan Versa: 51%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2017 Nissan Versa Nissan Versa Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 12.5% 15.1% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 10.0% 15.4% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 45.0% 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 10
Cloudy 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Snow 1

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 42
Dark - Not Lighted 20
Dark - Lighted 15
Dawn 1
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1

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 13
Texas 10
Florida 7
Georgia 7
Alabama 5
Louisiana 4
Pennsylvania 4
Michigan 3
New Mexico 3
Arizona 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 6, 2021 St. Clair County, Michigan 1
May 18, 2021 Mobile County, Alabama 1
Apr 7, 2021 Riverside County, California 1
Mar 31, 2021 Cassia County, Idaho 1
Feb 8, 2021 Lincoln County, Oklahoma 1
Feb 3, 2021 Manatee County, Florida 1
Jan 15, 2021 Nacogdoches County, Texas 4
Jan 13, 2021 Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Jan 1, 2021 Cass County, Michigan 1
Dec 27, 2020 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California 1
Nov 26, 2020 Baldwin County, Georgia 1
Oct 12, 2020 Avenal, Kings County, California 1
Oct 2, 2020 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 20, 2020 Plymouth County, Iowa 1
Sep 11, 2020 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Aug 27, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jul 17, 2020 Taylor, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 11, 2020 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 1, 2020 St. George, Washington County, Utah 3
Jul 1, 2020 Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Jun 2, 2020 Fulton County, Georgia 5
Apr 30, 2020 Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana 1
Apr 25, 2020 Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi 1
Mar 28, 2020 Rains County, Texas 1
Mar 26, 2020 Upshur County, Texas 1

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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.