Fatal crash profile · Model

Pontiac G6

Compared with Pontiac · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
523
Fatal crashes
523
Deaths inside
393
Other deaths
197

Between 2020 and 2024, 523 vehicles described as Pontiac G6 were involved in 523 fatal crashes in the United States. 393 people died inside these vehicles and 197 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 136
2021 133
2022 114
2023 86
2024 54

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

67%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Pontiac: 70%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 104 53
2021 98 53
2022 81 45
2023 64 28
2024 46 18

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%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Pontiac: 24%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

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

  • About the same as the share for Pontiac: 52%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Pontiac G6 Pontiac All vehicles
Driver speeding 30.2% 25.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.5% 24.2% 17.7%
At night 54.7% 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 336
Cloudy 96
Rain 48
Snow 11
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 240
Dark - Not Lighted 140
Dark - Lighted 110
Dawn 14
Dusk 13

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
Michigan 49
Ohio 42
Missouri 33
Texas 26
Indiana 25
Illinois 25
Florida 21
Georgia 20
North Carolina 19
Pennsylvania 19

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Pontiac G6 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
Jan 12, 2022 Russell County, Virginia 1
Jan 6, 2022 Trigg County, Kentucky 1
Jan 4, 2022 Chatham County, North Carolina 1
Jan 2, 2022 Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky 1
Dec 27, 2021 North Buffalo, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania 2
Dec 26, 2021 Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois 1
Dec 16, 2021 Berks County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 15, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Dec 15, 2021 Marshall County, Illinois 1
Dec 13, 2021 Buffalo, Wright County, Minnesota 1
Dec 12, 2021 Bledsoe, Harlan County, Kentucky 1
Dec 10, 2021 Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Dec 8, 2021 Laplace, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 7, 2021 Porter County, Indiana 1
Dec 5, 2021 Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana 1
Dec 4, 2021 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Dec 2, 2021 Lincoln County, Kentucky 1
Dec 1, 2021 Rankin County, Mississippi 1
Nov 29, 2021 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota 1
Nov 29, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Nov 26, 2021 Mason County, Kentucky 1
Nov 24, 2021 Rochester, Monroe County, New York 2
Nov 24, 2021 Middletown, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Nov 23, 2021 Hazel Park, Oakland County, Michigan 1
Nov 16, 2021 Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona 1

Compare Pontiac G6 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.