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
Dec 27, 2020 Athens, Athens County, Ohio 1
Dec 27, 2020 Hancock County, Indiana 1
Dec 26, 2020 Jackson, Waldo County, Maine 1
Dec 25, 2020 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Dec 25, 2020 Carson, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 24, 2020 Latah County, Idaho 1
Dec 23, 2020 Starke County, Indiana 1
Dec 22, 2020 Robeson County, North Carolina 1
Dec 22, 2020 Calhoun County, Iowa 1
Dec 22, 2020 Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut 1
Dec 21, 2020 Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois 1
Dec 20, 2020 Pulaski County, Virginia 1
Dec 20, 2020 Bell County, Kentucky 1
Dec 20, 2020 Kankakee County, Illinois 1
Dec 19, 2020 Hazel Crest, Cook County, Illinois 1
Dec 19, 2020 Broward County, Florida 1
Dec 18, 2020 Skagit County, Washington 1
Dec 18, 2020 Leflore County, Mississippi 1
Dec 18, 2020 Clarksdale, Coahoma County, Mississippi 4
Dec 18, 2020 Calaveras County, California 1
Dec 17, 2020 Henry County, Virginia 1
Dec 17, 2020 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Dec 16, 2020 Faribault County, Minnesota 1
Dec 16, 2020 Poneto, Wells County, Indiana 1
Dec 15, 2020 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 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.