Fatal crash profile · Model

Nissan Versa

Compared with Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
1,042
Fatal crashes
1,040
Deaths inside
752
Other deaths
434

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,042 vehicles described as Nissan Versa were involved in 1,040 fatal crashes in the United States. 752 people died inside these vehicles and 434 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 211
2021 236
2022 210
2023 205
2024 180

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

63%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 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 158 87
2021 175 103
2022 148 85
2023 143 87
2024 128 72

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

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 85 percent of the share for Nissan: 17%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

15%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 percent of the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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

  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 53%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Nissan Versa Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 15.1% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 15.4% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 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 784
Cloudy 121
Rain 72
Fog, Smog, Smoke 7
Snow 3

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 485
Dark - Not Lighted 264
Dark - Lighted 230
Dawn 23
Dusk 21

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 163
Texas 117
Florida 94
Georgia 55
Tennessee 50
Louisiana 34
Alabama 33
Arizona 32
North Carolina 32
South Carolina 29

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Nissan Versa 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
Aug 13, 2020 Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky 1
Aug 12, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 9, 2020 Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois 1
Aug 8, 2020 St. Helena Parish, Louisiana 1
Aug 7, 2020 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Aug 4, 2020 Lathrop, San Joaquin County, California 1
Aug 2, 2020 Ellis County, Texas 2
Jul 25, 2020 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Jul 25, 2020 Monroe County, Mississippi 1
Jul 24, 2020 Austin, Travis County, Texas 2
Jul 20, 2020 Caroline County, Virginia 1
Jul 19, 2020 Merced County, California 1
Jul 18, 2020 Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia 1
Jul 17, 2020 Taylor, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 15, 2020 Travis County, Texas 2
Jul 14, 2020 Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia 1
Jul 13, 2020 Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi 1
Jul 11, 2020 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 7, 2020 Ceres, Stanislaus County, California 1
Jul 3, 2020 Wood County, Texas 1
Jul 1, 2020 St. George, Washington County, Utah 3
Jul 1, 2020 Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Jun 30, 2020 Richland County, Ohio 2
Jun 30, 2020 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Jun 24, 2020 Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida 1

Compare 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.