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
Feb 16, 2023	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	US-301 FIVE CHOP RD	1
Feb 13, 2023	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	MU-MONTGOMERY BLVD	1
Jan 25, 2023	Cowlitz County, Washington	SR-4	1
Jan 20, 2023	Clark County, Ohio	SR-72 LIMESTONE ST	1
Jan 8, 2023	Rutherford County, Tennessee	US-70S SR-1 JOHN BRAGG HWY	1
Nov 22, 2022	Lane County, Oregon	CR-PRAIRIE RD	1
Oct 14, 2022	Adams County, Ohio	CR-198 PORTSMOUTH RD	1
Sep 10, 2022	Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio	I-90	1
Jul 16, 2022	Johnson County, Nebraska	US-136	1
May 11, 2022	Yuba County, California	LINDHURST AVE	1
Dec 4, 2021	Tillamook County, Oregon	SR-6 ODOT 37	1
Nov 19, 2021	Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona	I-40	1
Oct 30, 2021	Washtenaw County, Michigan	US-12 E MICHIGAN AVE	1
Oct 23, 2021	Taney County, Missouri	SR-EE	1
Sep 27, 2021	Denver, Denver County, Colorado	E CORNELL AVE	1
Aug 12, 2021	Fairfield County, South Carolina	SR-215 HWY 215	1
Aug 4, 2021	Akron, Summit County, Ohio	I-76	1
Jul 21, 2021	Henrico County, Virginia	STRATH RD	1
Jul 11, 2021	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri	KEARNEY ST	1
Jul 9, 2021	Clark County, Nevada	US-93	1
Jul 5, 2021	Knox County, Tennessee	US-25W/70 SR-9 ASHEVILLE HWY	1
Jul 1, 2021	Shiprock, San Juan County, New Mexico	US-64	1
Jun 4, 2021	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	MICHIGAN ST	1
Apr 9, 2021	Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado	N ACADEMY BLVD	1
Jan 28, 2021	Livermore, Alameda County, California	I-580 RAMP	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.