Fatal crash profile · Model

Nissan Xterra

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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Explore

Nissan Xterra by model year

2015 10 crashes
2012 11 crashes
2011 10 crashes
2010 11 crashes
2008 23 crashes
2007 38 crashes
2006 31 crashes
2005 32 crashes
2004 44 crashes
2003 36 crashes
2002 36 crashes
2001 36 crashes
2000 32 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Sep 28, 2023	Tallapoosa, Haralson County, Georgia	SR-100	2
Sep 25, 2023	Houston, Harris County, Texas	I-45/NORTH FWY	1
Sep 25, 2023	Niles, Cook County, Illinois	W BALLARD RD	1
Sep 20, 2023	San Diego County, California	SR-76	2
Sep 19, 2023	Maurice, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana	US-167	1
Sep 12, 2023	Batavia, Clermont County, Ohio	SR-32 JAMES A RHODES APP HWY	1
Sep 11, 2023	Travis County, Texas	US-183	1
Sep 9, 2023	Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida	SR-804	1
Sep 8, 2023	Henry County, Virginia	MU-641	1
Sep 2, 2023	Grays Harbor County, Washington	SR-109	1
Aug 31, 2023	Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina	I-440	1
Aug 27, 2023	Hillsborough County, Florida	CR-579	1
Aug 23, 2023	Palm Desert, Riverside County, California	FRED WARING DR	1
Aug 22, 2023	Johnsonville, Rensselaer County, New York	SR-7	2
Aug 12, 2023	Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado	TABLE MESA DR	1
Aug 11, 2023	Bon Homme County, South Dakota	SR-37	1
Aug 6, 2023	South Lake, Tarrant County, Texas	SR-114	1
Jul 29, 2023	Searcy, White County, Arkansas	SR-13-13	1
Jul 23, 2023	Midlothian, Ellis County, Texas	US-67	1
Jul 22, 2023	Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina	I-85	1
Jul 22, 2023	Westminster, Adams County, Colorado	W 148TH AVE	1
Jul 20, 2023	Cleveland County, North Carolina	SSR-1164 WHITAKER RD	1
Jul 15, 2023	Jefferson County, Alabama	CR-SHADY GROVE RD	1
Jul 3, 2023	Anderson, Madison County, Indiana	MU-MAIN STREET	1
Jun 30, 2023	Nacogdoches County, Texas	FM 225	2

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.