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
May 16, 2020 Barrow County, Georgia 1
May 13, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
May 13, 2020 Kent County, Michigan 1
May 11, 2020 Franklin County, Missouri 1
May 10, 2020 Blaine County, Montana 1
May 7, 2020 Horry County, South Carolina 1
May 7, 2020 Escambia County, Florida 1
May 6, 2020 Franklin County, Idaho 1
May 4, 2020 Catawba County, North Carolina 2
May 3, 2020 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana 2
May 2, 2020 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
May 2, 2020 Leake County, Mississippi 1
May 2, 2020 Gas City, Grant County, Indiana 1
Apr 30, 2020 Frederick County, Virginia 2
Apr 30, 2020 Yalobusha County, Mississippi 1
Apr 29, 2020 Colbert County, Alabama 1
Apr 28, 2020 Weakley County, Tennessee 1
Apr 28, 2020 Anderson County, South Carolina 1
Apr 28, 2020 Seneca County, Ohio 1
Apr 27, 2020 Grant County, Washington 1
Apr 27, 2020 Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Apr 27, 2020 Vinita Park, St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Apr 27, 2020 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 1
Apr 26, 2020 Hampton, Hampton city, Virginia 1
Apr 26, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 2

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.