Fatal crash profile · Make

Nissan

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
16,074
Fatal crashes
15,611
Deaths inside
9,764
Other deaths
8,381

Between 2020 and 2024, 16,074 vehicles described as Nissan were involved in 15,611 fatal crashes in the United States. 9,764 people died inside these vehicles and 8,381 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 3,016
2021 3,429
2022 3,386
2023 3,295
2024 2,948

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

54%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 1,877 1,535
2021 2,134 1,786
2022 2,063 1,771
2023 1,954 1,746
2024 1,736 1,543

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

53%

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

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Nissan All vehicles
Driver speeding 17.3% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.6% 17.7%
At night 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 11,536
Cloudy 2,004
Rain 1,154
Fog, Smog, Smoke 177
Snow 85

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 7,052
Dark - Not Lighted 3,905
Dark - Lighted 3,718
Dusk 394
Dawn 320

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 1,774
Texas 1,713
Florida 1,618
Tennessee 819
Georgia 803
North Carolina 694
Arizona 517
South Carolina 499
Alabama 491
Louisiana 460

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Nissan models

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
Nov 26, 2024 Upton County, Texas 1
Nov 26, 2024 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 26, 2024 Dickson County, Tennessee 1
Nov 26, 2024 Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Nov 26, 2024 St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri 1
Nov 26, 2024 Coles County, Illinois 1
Nov 26, 2024 Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut 1
Nov 26, 2024 Kern County, California 1
Nov 25, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Nov 25, 2024 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Nov 25, 2024 Washington County, Maryland 1
Nov 25, 2024 Union Point, Greene County, Georgia 1
Nov 25, 2024 Indian River County, Florida 1
Nov 25, 2024 Walton County, Florida 1
Nov 25, 2024 Vallejo, Solano County, California 1
Nov 25, 2024 Willcox, Cochise County, Arizona 1
Nov 25, 2024 Baldwin County, Alabama 1
Nov 24, 2024 Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 24, 2024 Dania Beach, Broward County, Florida 1
Nov 24, 2024 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Nov 24, 2024 Osceola County, Florida 1
Nov 24, 2024 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Nov 23, 2024 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Nov 23, 2024 West Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey 1
Nov 23, 2024 Cape May County, New Jersey 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.