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
Jan 29, 2024	Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas	I-430	1
Jan 18, 2024	Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia	US-58	1
Jan 18, 2024	St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri	MU-SIDNEY ST	1
Jan 1, 2024	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	SR-69	1
Dec 23, 2023	Rockdale, Milam County, Texas	US-79	1
Dec 23, 2023	Robeson County, North Carolina	SSR-1935 HOWELL RD	1
Dec 23, 2023	Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas	I-555	1
Dec 17, 2023	Daviess County, Indiana	CR-700N	1
Dec 2, 2023	Hutchinson County, South Dakota	273RD ST	1
Dec 2, 2023	Somerset County, Pennsylvania	SR-HORN RD	1
Nov 25, 2023	Denver, Denver County, Colorado	N QUEBEC ST	1
Nov 22, 2023	Skagit County, Washington	SR-9	1
Nov 18, 2023	Clark County, Ohio	CR-333 DAYTON SPRINGFIELD RD	1
Nov 14, 2023	Blooming Grove, Pike County, Pennsylvania	SR-402	1
Nov 9, 2023	Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina	SR-492 PELHAM RD	1
Nov 9, 2023	Dillon County, South Carolina	US-301 HWY 301	2
Nov 5, 2023	Monroe County, Illinois	BLUFF RD	1
Oct 28, 2023	North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	W CRAIG RD	1
Oct 27, 2023	Scotland County, North Carolina	US-74	1
Oct 22, 2023	Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas	MU-MAPLEWOOD AVE	1
Oct 19, 2023	El Paso County, Texas	CR-MARK JASON DR	1
Oct 19, 2023	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri	MU-BATTLEFIELLD RD	1
Oct 11, 2023	Fulton County, Pennsylvania	SR-30 LINCOLN HWY	1
Oct 7, 2023	Nez Perce County, Idaho	SNAKE RIVER AVE	1
Oct 2, 2023	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	SSR-2073 S PENNSYLVANIA AVE	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.