Fatal crash profile · Model

Pontiac G6

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

2010 21 crashes
2009 98 crashes
2008 137 crashes
2007 104 crashes
2006 109 crashes
2005 54 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 18, 2020	Clinton County, Michigan	SR--21	1
Sep 18, 2020	Westland, Wayne County, Michigan	CR-CHERRY HILL RD	2
Sep 16, 2020	Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia	I-75	1
Sep 9, 2020	Bulloch County, Georgia	SR-0404	1
Sep 5, 2020	Humphreys County, Mississippi	SR-12	1
Sep 4, 2020	St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri	MONTGOMERY ST	1
Aug 28, 2020	Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho	US-26	2
Aug 21, 2020	Daviess County, Indiana	I-69	1
Aug 16, 2020	Logan County, Kentucky	US-431	2
Aug 15, 2020	Clark County, Nevada	US-93	1
Aug 15, 2020	Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama	PATTON RD	1
Aug 14, 2020	Lake County, Ohio	US-20 RIDGE RD	1
Aug 13, 2020	Colbert County, Alabama	SR-20	1
Aug 11, 2020	Springfield, Bay County, Florida	CR-2327 TRANSMITTER RD	1
Aug 5, 2020	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	CR-14 REFUGEE RD	1
Aug 3, 2020	Shelby County, Indiana	CR-1200	1
Jul 29, 2020	Tulare County, California	AVENUE 416	1
Jul 18, 2020	Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia	SR-85	1
Jul 17, 2020	Trumbull County, Ohio	CR-0329 WARREN SHARON RD	1
Jul 15, 2020	Stillwater County, Montana	I-90	1
Jul 14, 2020	Franklin County, North Carolina	SSR-1407 ALERT RD	1
Jul 13, 2020	Osborne, Osborne County, Kansas	US-24	1
Jul 11, 2020	Trotwood, Montgomery County, Ohio	CR-230 WOLF CREEK PI	1
Jul 11, 2020	Newaygo County, Michigan	CR-56TH ST	2
Jul 10, 2020	Mt Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee	US-43 SR-6 NEW LAWRENCEBURG HW	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.