Fatal crash profile · Make

Pontiac

Compared with All vehicles

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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Pontiac models

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 24, 2021 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jan 23, 2021 New Hartford, Oneida County, New York 1
Jan 23, 2021 Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan 1
Jan 22, 2021 Lafayette County, Missouri 1
Jan 22, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jan 21, 2021 Bedford County, Tennessee 1
Jan 21, 2021 Vinton County, Ohio 1
Jan 21, 2021 Grant County, Minnesota 1
Jan 20, 2021 Midland, Midland County, Michigan 1
Jan 20, 2021 Bonner Springs, Wyandotte County, Kansas 1
Jan 20, 2021 Polk County, Florida 1
Jan 18, 2021 Greene County, Missouri 2
Jan 18, 2021 Whiteside County, Illinois 1
Jan 17, 2021 Struthers, Mahoning County, Ohio 1
Jan 17, 2021 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jan 16, 2021 Allen County, Ohio 1
Jan 16, 2021 Michigamme, Marquette County, Michigan 1
Jan 15, 2021 Lapeer County, Michigan 1
Jan 15, 2021 Riverside County, California 1
Jan 14, 2021 Madison County, Kentucky 1
Jan 13, 2021 Marion County, Florida 1
Jan 13, 2021 Contra Costa County, California 1
Jan 11, 2021 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Jan 11, 2021 Canton, Stark County, Ohio 1
Jan 11, 2021 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 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.