Fatal crash profile · Make

Pontiac

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 1,856
Fatal crashes: 1,852
Deaths inside: 1,448
Other deaths: 625

Between 2020 and 2024, 1,856 vehicles described as Pontiac were involved in 1,852 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,448 people died inside these vehicles and 625 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	507
2021	420
2022	368
2023	308
2024	253

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 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	399	171
2021	345	141
2022	274	132
2023	233	101
2024	197	80

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

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

24%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

52%

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

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

Crash factors compared

Category	Pontiac	All vehicles
Driver speeding	25.8%	19.0%
Driver drinking	24.2%	17.7%
At night	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	1,284
Cloudy	270
Rain	151
Snow	27
Fog, Smog, Smoke	12

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	892
Dark - Not Lighted	484
Dark - Lighted	366
Dusk	47
Dawn	37

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	145
Ohio	106
Indiana	103
Illinois	100
Missouri	100
Florida	85
Texas	85
California	72
Tennessee	61
North Carolina	60

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Pontiac models

G6 523 crashes
Grand Prix 375 crashes
Grand AM 206 crashes
Vibe 201 crashes
Bonneville 90 crashes
Sunfire 72 crashes
Firebird 62 crashes
Torrent 62 crashes
Montana/ SV6 56 crashes
G5 53 crashes
G8 40 crashes
GTO 33 crashes
Solstice 24 crashes
Aztek 19 crashes
Montana 13 crashes
Parisienne 4 crashes
Trans Sport 3 crashes
G3 3 crashes
Fiero 3 crashes
Sunbird 3 crashes
Catalina 3 crashes
6000 2 crashes
Lemans 1 crash

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
Jul 18, 2021	Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana	CR-DORCHEAT ROAD	1
Jul 16, 2021	St. Joseph County, Michigan	CR-LUTZ RD	1
Jul 13, 2021	Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina	SSR-1421 WILSON W LEE BLVD	1
Jul 11, 2021	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri	KEARNEY ST	1
Jul 10, 2021	Davie County, North Carolina	I-40	1
Jul 10, 2021	Cape Girardeau County, Missouri	SR-C	1
Jul 9, 2021	Union County, Oregon	SR-237 ODOT 66	1
Jul 9, 2021	Clark County, Nevada	US-93	1
Jul 8, 2021	Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma	N OSAGE ST	1
Jul 7, 2021	Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri	I-270	1
Jul 5, 2021	Hamilton County, Tennessee	I-75 US-74	1
Jul 5, 2021	Knox County, Tennessee	US-25W/70 SR-9 ASHEVILLE HWY	1
Jul 5, 2021	Flint, Genesee County, Michigan	5TH AVE	1
Jul 5, 2021	McLean County, Illinois	N 2675 EAST RD	1
Jul 4, 2021	Burnett County, Wisconsin	CR-D	1
Jul 4, 2021	Colleton County, South Carolina	US-15	1
Jul 4, 2021	Carter County, Oklahoma	US-77	1
Jul 2, 2021	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	E HUNTING PARK AV	1
Jul 1, 2021	Shiprock, San Juan County, New Mexico	US-64	1
Jul 1, 2021	Stearns County, Minnesota	CR-9	1
Jun 30, 2021	Centre County, Pennsylvania	SR-45 AARON SQ	1
Jun 30, 2021	Jefferson County, Missouri	SR-B	1
Jun 29, 2021	Chilton County, Alabama	SR-22	1
Jun 27, 2021	Wheatfield, Jasper County, Indiana	CR-500	1
Jun 26, 2021	St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri	VANDEVENTER AVE	1

Compare Pontiac 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.