Fatal crash profile · Model

Pontiac G5

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 53
Fatal crashes: 53
Deaths inside: 52
Other deaths: 12

Between 2020 and 2024, 53 vehicles described as Pontiac G5 were involved in 53 fatal crashes in the United States. 52 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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	17
2021	12
2022	11
2023	10
2024	3

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

81%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for Pontiac: 70%
About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	17	3
2021	12	4
2022	11	3
2023	8	2
2024	4	0

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

30%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Pontiac: 26%
About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

36%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.5 times the share for Pontiac: 24%
About double the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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

About the same as the share for Pontiac: 52%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Pontiac G5	Pontiac	All vehicles
Driver speeding	30.2%	25.8%	19.0%
Driver drinking	35.8%	24.2%	17.7%
At night	50.9%	51.8%	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	40
Cloudy	6
Rain	4

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	26
Dark - Lighted	15
Dark - Not Lighted	11
Dusk	1

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
Florida	4
Michigan	4
Texas	3
Iowa	3
Georgia	3
Illinois	3
Ohio	3
Missouri	3
Arkansas	3
Tennessee	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Pontiac G5 by model year

2009 21 crashes
2008 11 crashes
2007 21 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
Jun 7, 2024	New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida	US-19	1
Feb 29, 2024	Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee	US-11/64 SR-40 BROAD ST NW	2
Feb 9, 2024	Ohio County, Kentucky	US-231	1
Dec 7, 2023	Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin	US-18	1
Nov 8, 2023	El Paso County, Texas	SR-375 LOOP	1
Oct 26, 2023	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	SR-385 BILL MORRIS PKWY	1
Sep 30, 2023	Gadsden County, Florida	I-10	1
Sep 18, 2023	Sevier County, Arkansas	US-71	1
Sep 14, 2023	Akron, Summit County, Ohio	SR-261 VERNON ODOM BLVD HW	1
Apr 21, 2023	Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia	SR-5	1
Apr 8, 2023	Anderson, Madison County, Indiana	SR-9	1
Apr 6, 2023	Ogle County, Illinois	QUEENS RD	1
Apr 1, 2023	Prince George's County, Maryland	CR-3853 MCKENDREE RD	1
Nov 1, 2022	Merriam, Johnson County, Kansas	ANTIOCH RD	1
Sep 9, 2022	Yorkshire, Cattaraugus County, New York	SR-16	2
Aug 28, 2022	Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia	SR/143 JEFFERSON AVE	1
Jul 25, 2022	Cerro Gordo County, Iowa	CR-B30/265TH ST	1
Jun 3, 2022	Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama	SR-3	1
May 27, 2022	Tom Green County, Texas	FM 2105	1
May 4, 2022	Tifton, Tift County, Georgia	SR-7	1
Mar 1, 2022	Saugerties, Ulster County, New York	US-9W	1
Feb 19, 2022	Buchanan County, Iowa	SR-150/JACKSON AVE	1
Feb 18, 2022	Wheeler County, Georgia	SR-31	3
Jan 10, 2022	Berks County, Pennsylvania	SR-4014 SUMMER MOUNTAIN RD	1
Dec 23, 2021	Enterprise, Coffee County, Alabama	SR-27	1

Compare Pontiac G5 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.