Fatal crash profile · Model

Pontiac Vibe

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 201
Fatal crashes: 201
Deaths inside: 156
Other deaths: 67

Between 2020 and 2024, 201 vehicles described as Pontiac Vibe were involved in 201 fatal crashes in the United States. 156 people died inside these vehicles and 67 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	45
2021	44
2022	36
2023	41
2024	35

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

70%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Pontiac: 70%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	34	13
2021	39	12
2022	25	13
2023	33	15
2024	25	14

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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About half the share for Pontiac: 26%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 70 percent of the share for Pontiac: 24%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

About the same as the share for Pontiac: 52%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Pontiac Vibe	Pontiac	All vehicles
Driver speeding	13.4%	25.8%	19.0%
Driver drinking	17.4%	24.2%	17.7%
At night	46.8%	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	149
Cloudy	26
Rain	13
Snow	3
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

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	109
Dark - Not Lighted	47
Dark - Lighted	35
Dawn	6
Dusk	3

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
Florida	22
Michigan	17
Indiana	11
Missouri	10
Wisconsin	10
Illinois	10
California	9
Tennessee	9
Pennsylvania	8
New York	8

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Pontiac Vibe by model year

2009 26 crashes
2008 19 crashes
2007 25 crashes
2006 24 crashes
2005 37 crashes
2004 36 crashes
2003 25 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
Mar 26, 2024	Fredonia, Chautauqua County, New York	SR-60	1
Mar 22, 2024	Branson, Taney County, Missouri	US-65	1
Mar 10, 2024	Fair Grove, Greene County, Missouri	US-65	1
Feb 22, 2024	Clark County, Washington	CR-NE 399TH ST	1
Feb 20, 2024	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	MU-FALL CREEK RD	1
Feb 19, 2024	Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, Virginia	I-664	1
Feb 12, 2024	Oakland County, Michigan	COOLEY LAKE RD	1
Feb 12, 2024	Posey County, Indiana	SR-69	1
Jan 21, 2024	Shawano County, Wisconsin	PARTRIDGE LN	1
Jan 8, 2024	Beltsville, Prince George's County, Maryland	SR-2011 EDMONSTON RD	1
Dec 8, 2023	Rawlins County, Kansas	GOODIN ST	1
Nov 19, 2023	Nevada County, California	SR-20	1
Nov 14, 2023	Lenoir County, North Carolina	SR-11	1
Nov 13, 2023	Blount County, Alabama	SR-75	1
Nov 12, 2023	Sumter County, South Carolina	SR-441 PATRIOT PKWY	1
Nov 9, 2023	Lincoln County, Mississippi	CR-MALLALIEU DR	1
Nov 7, 2023	Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana	US-12	1
Oct 25, 2023	Oakland, Alameda County, California	SR-185 INTERNATIONAL BL	1
Oct 3, 2023	Linn County, Iowa	TS-COTTAGE GROVE AVE SE	1
Sep 18, 2023	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	I-90 W	1
Sep 6, 2023	Clark County, Nevada	SR-592	1
Aug 26, 2023	Ingham County, Michigan	SYCAMORE ST	2
Aug 20, 2023	American Canyon, Napa County, California	SR-29	1
Jul 24, 2023	Washtenaw County, Michigan	W 8 MILE RD	1
Jul 16, 2023	Bennington County, Vermont	US- 7	1

Compare Pontiac Vibe 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.