Fatal crash profile · Model

Pontiac Sunfire

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 72
Fatal crashes: 72
Deaths inside: 62
Other deaths: 13

Between 2020 and 2024, 72 vehicles described as Pontiac Sunfire were involved in 72 fatal crashes in the United States. 62 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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	22
2021	15
2022	5
2023	18
2024	12

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

83%

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	18	5
2021	12	3
2022	4	1
2023	16	2
2024	12	2

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

31%

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%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 85 percent of the share for Pontiac: 24%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

43%

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

About 85 percent of the share for Pontiac: 52%
About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Pontiac Sunfire	Pontiac	All vehicles
Driver speeding	30.6%	25.8%	19.0%
Driver drinking	20.8%	24.2%	17.7%
At night	43.1%	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	49
Cloudy	10
Rain	9

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	38
Dark - Not Lighted	21
Dark - Lighted	9
Dawn	4

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
Ohio	7
South Carolina	4
Oregon	3
Indiana	3
Colorado	3
Michigan	3
New Mexico	3
Alabama	3
California	3
North Carolina	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Pontiac Sunfire by model year

2005 16 crashes
2004 12 crashes
2003 10 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
Dec 16, 2024	Collinsville, DeKalb County, Alabama	SR-68	2
Dec 14, 2024	Fannin County, Texas	SR-78	1
Oct 17, 2024	Butler County, Ohio	SR-503 WEST ELKTON RD	1
Sep 27, 2024	Caddo Parish, Louisiana	US-71	2
Jul 24, 2024	Franklin County, Virginia	CR-619 SONTAG RD	1
Jun 15, 2024	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	SR-10	1
Jun 8, 2024	White County, Arkansas	SR-258	1
May 4, 2024	Mount Washington, Bullitt County, Kentucky	US-31E BARDSTOWN RD	1
Apr 18, 2024	Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina	SR-274 S FANT STREET	1
Mar 28, 2024	Cross Lanes, Kanawha County, West Virginia	SR-62 WASHINGTON ST	1
Feb 5, 2024	Littcarr, Knott County, Kentucky	SR-160	1
Jan 5, 2024	Grant County, Washington	CR-RD 24 SW	1
Dec 25, 2023	Umatilla County, Oregon	UMATILLA RIVER RD	1
Dec 22, 2023	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	MU-GIBSON BLVD	1
Nov 26, 2023	Murray County, Oklahoma	US-77	1
Nov 8, 2023	Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina	SR-2699 COLE RD	1
Oct 14, 2023	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	CR-8	1
Oct 3, 2023	Dayton, Tippecanoe County, Indiana	SR-38	1
Sep 29, 2023	Wright County, Missouri	SR-HH	1
Jul 27, 2023	New Creek, Mineral County, West Virginia	SR-93	1
Jul 17, 2023	Dallas County, Alabama	SR-22	1
Jun 7, 2023	Clay County, Kentucky	SR-11	1
Mar 25, 2023	Lake County, Indiana	SR-55	1
Mar 13, 2023	Randolph County, North Carolina	SSR-2122 MILLBORO RD	1
Mar 2, 2023	Lonoke, Lonoke County, Arkansas	US-165-8	1

Compare Pontiac Sunfire 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.