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
Dec 19, 2021 Rhome, Wise County, Texas 1
Dec 19, 2021 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 2
Dec 18, 2021 Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia 1
Dec 16, 2021 Sugar Grove, Warren County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 14, 2021 Berks County, Pennsylvania 2
Dec 1, 2021 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Nov 29, 2021 San Diego County, California 1
Nov 26, 2021 Farmingdale, Nassau County, New York 1
Nov 20, 2021 Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 19, 2021 Greeley, Weld County, Colorado 1
Nov 9, 2021 Carson City, Nevada 2
Nov 8, 2021 Aynor, Horry County, South Carolina 1
Nov 8, 2021 Hillsborough County, Florida 2
Oct 28, 2021 Harnett County, North Carolina 1
Oct 25, 2021 Hamilton County, Tennessee 1
Oct 25, 2021 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Oct 25, 2021 Elko County, Nevada 1
Oct 22, 2021 Greene County, Missouri 1
Oct 20, 2021 Grays Harbor County, Washington 3
Oct 14, 2021 Islip, Suffolk County, New York 1
Oct 10, 2021 Calhoun County, South Carolina 1
Oct 9, 2021 San Marcos, Hays County, Texas 1
Oct 7, 2021 Amelia County, Virginia 1
Oct 3, 2021 Harney County, Oregon 1
Oct 2, 2021 Palm Springs, Palm Beach County, Florida 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.