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 18, 2020	Skagit County, Washington	SR-20	1
Dec 18, 2020	Calaveras County, California	VALLECITO RD	1
Nov 27, 2020	Pike County, Pennsylvania	SR-0739 HW	1
Nov 16, 2020	Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio	CR-205 EAST AVE	1
Oct 30, 2020	Panorama Park, Scott County, Iowa	VALLEY DR	1
Sep 3, 2020	Pasco County, Florida	MITCHELL BLVD	1
Aug 27, 2020	Lake City, Columbia County, Florida	SR-10A	1
Jul 25, 2020	Cheyenne County, Nebraska	US-30	1
Jul 24, 2020	Foley, Baldwin County, Alabama	SR-59	1
Jul 11, 2020	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	SR-611 DOYLESTOWN BYP	1
Jun 18, 2020	Holtsville, Suffolk County, New York	CR-83 N OCEAN AVE	1
Jun 11, 2020	Coal County, Oklahoma	CR-E1710	1
May 23, 2020	Balch Springs, Dallas County, Texas	I-20	1
May 2, 2020	Leake County, Mississippi	CR-PLEASENT HILL RD	1
Apr 27, 2020	Montgomery County, Ohio	CR-249 SALEM AV	1
Apr 26, 2020	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	BAYLIS ST	2
Apr 18, 2020	Spartanburg County, South Carolina	I-26	1
Feb 26, 2020	Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina	SR-132 S COLLEGE RD	1
Feb 14, 2020	Gooding County, Idaho	SR-46	1
Feb 1, 2020	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	SR-3	1
Jan 6, 2020	Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia	SR-2	1
Jan 2, 2020	Carroll County, Maryland	SR-140	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.