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
Oct 2, 2023	Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois	CR-38	1
Sep 29, 2023	Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin	US-12	1
Sep 21, 2023	Lee County, Virginia	CR-636	1
Sep 20, 2023	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	CAMELBACK RD	1
Sep 18, 2023	Tippecanoe County, Indiana	US-52	2
Sep 13, 2023	West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts	SR-24 S	1
Sep 8, 2023	Bowersville, Hart County, Georgia	SR-51	1
Aug 22, 2023	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	PEMBROKE AVE	1
Aug 17, 2023	Madison, Madison County, Mississippi	I-55	1
Aug 13, 2023	Houston, Harris County, Texas	I-69	1
Aug 12, 2023	Platte County, Wyoming	I-25/US-87	1
Aug 8, 2023	Edmonson County, Kentucky	SR-1749 WINGFIELD CHURCH RD	1
Aug 5, 2023	East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio	US-30	1
Aug 3, 2023	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	HAGEMAN RD	1
Aug 1, 2023	Odessa, Ector County, Texas	FM 1882/COUNTY RD	1
Jul 24, 2023	Burnham, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania	SR-1005 MAIN ST	1
Jul 24, 2023	Stoddard County, Missouri	SR-Y	1
Jul 23, 2023	Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan	SR-89 WASHINGTON RD	1
Jul 20, 2023	Sharkey County, Mississippi	US-61	3
Jul 14, 2023	Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina	E COLE ST	1
Jul 8, 2023	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	I-35 RAMP	1
Jul 8, 2023	Greenville County, South Carolina	US-29 WADE HAMPTON BLVD	1
Jul 8, 2023	Rio Grande County, Colorado	US-160	1
Jul 4, 2023	Bradford County, Pennsylvania	SSR-1043 SHESHEQUIN RD	1
Jun 23, 2023	Lenawee County, Michigan	DEERFIELD RD	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.