Fatal crash profile · Model

Nissan Xterra

Compared with Nissan · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
366
Fatal crashes
366
Deaths inside
215
Other deaths
195

Between 2020 and 2024, 366 vehicles described as Nissan Xterra were involved in 366 fatal crashes in the United States. 215 people died inside these vehicles and 195 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 82
2021 85
2022 77
2023 67
2024 55

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

52%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Nissan: 54%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 46 40
2021 53 48
2022 47 40
2023 39 37
2024 30 30

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

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

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

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.4 times the share for Nissan: 18%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

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 Xterra Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 19.7% 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.8% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 50.3% 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 264
Cloudy 48
Rain 29
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Snow 2

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 170
Dark - Not Lighted 94
Dark - Lighted 73
Dusk 15
Dawn 8

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
Texas 33
Florida 29
California 27
South Carolina 21
Colorado 18
North Carolina 17
Arizona 16
Tennessee 14
New York 13
Oregon 12

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Nissan Xterra 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 31, 2024 San Marcos, Hays County, Texas 1
Aug 26, 2024 Pasco County, Florida 1
Aug 15, 2024 Osceola County, Florida 1
Jul 22, 2024 Pickens County, South Carolina 1
Jul 20, 2024 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Jul 19, 2024 Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 19, 2024 Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jul 14, 2024 Bellmead, McLennan County, Texas 1
Jul 5, 2024 Lancaster County, South Carolina 1
Jun 23, 2024 Kea`au, Hawaii County, Hawaii 1
Jun 19, 2024 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 1
Jun 11, 2024 Randolph County, North Carolina 1
Jun 4, 2024 Altmar, Oswego County, New York 1
May 11, 2024 Sacramento County, California 2
May 6, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 5, 2024 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Apr 28, 2024 Miramar, Broward County, Florida 1
Apr 11, 2024 Orange County, Florida 1
Apr 10, 2024 Queensbury, Warren County, New York 1
Apr 2, 2024 Reno, Washoe County, Nevada 1
Feb 24, 2024 Gregg County, Texas 1
Feb 17, 2024 Washington County, Kansas 1
Feb 17, 2024 Santa Ana, Orange County, California 1
Feb 8, 2024 Hidalgo County, New Mexico 1
Jan 21, 2024 Torrance, Los Angeles County, California 1

Compare Nissan Xterra 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.