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What Are the Deadliest Vehicle Makes and Models in the United States

In 2022, there were 60,501 vehicles involved in 39,221 fatal traffic accidents in the United States. The team at Convoy Car Shipping collected data surrounding the make and model of each of these vehicles to determine which are the most dangerous. These statistics separately consider which vehicle makes are involved in the most accidents as a whole as well as which are involved in the most fatal accidents in relation to the number of that make on the road at the time. Read on to discover the deadliest vehicles in America.

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What Are the Deadliest Vehicle Makes and Models in the United States

 

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Top 10 Deadliest Vehicle Models

Out of the top four deadliest vehicle models, three of them are pickup trucks: the Ford F-Series, the Chevy Silverado and the Dodge RAM. The Ford F-Series is the deadliest vehicle overall, being involved in 2,418 fatal crashes during the 2022 calendar year. F-Series pickups are the best-selling vehicles in the United States, so their involvement in accidents is partially due to their prevalence. However, hundreds of thousands of them have been recalled due to issues with downshifting that were causing drivers to lose control.

The second-deadliest vehicle model is the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, being involved in 2,309 fatal crashes in 2022. Motorcyclists in general are at a higher risk of death or injury than other drivers – 22 times more likely as a matter of fact. They are smaller and less visible to the drivers of other vehicles, hard stops can throw riders off bikes, riders may have a lack of experience rounding unexpected corners, or poor road conditions can turn a joyride into a final lap.

Rounding out the list of the top five deadliest vehicle models on the road is the Freightliner medium and heavy-duty semi-trailers. Semi-truck drivers have a lot of blind spots. They also need more time and space to stop than drivers of other vehicles. In icy conditions, cars can even slide underneath trucks. While semi-trucks can be dangerous, it should be noted that accidents involving semi-trucks are often the fault of the smaller vehicle.

Including the vehicles we discussed above, the top 10 most dangerous vehicle models are as follows.

  1. Ford F-Series
  2. Harley-Davidson motorcycle
  3. Chevrolet Silverado
  4. RAM/Dodge Ram
  5. Freightliner medium or heavy-duty truck
  6. Toyota Camry
  7. Honda Accord
  8. Honda Civic
  9. Nissan Altima
  10. Toyota Corolla

 

Deadliest Cars

What is the deadliest car in America? While none of the top five deadliest vehicles on the road are passenger cars, the entire second-half of the top ten deadliest vehicles are. The most dangerous cars include the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Honda Civic, Nissan Altima and the Toyota Corolla.

However, if we consider how many of each car is actually on the road and compare that to the number of fatal accidents per 100,000 vehicles, the five most dangerous cars are completely different. The deadliest cars to drive on the road in relation to the total number of each respective vehicle are the Dodge Charger, Nissan Maxima, Ford Taurus, Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro.

Dangerous Vehicle Models List Compared to Number of Vehicles on the Road

Continuing the analysis of fatal accidents in relation to how many of each respective vehicle is on the road, the overall most deadly vehicle is the Ford Ranger pickup truck. With nearly 1 Million Ford Rangers estimated to be on the road today, 402 were involved in deadly accidents during the year 2022. For every 100,000 Ford Rangers, 42.78 of them are involved in deadly crashes.

The vehicle involved with the second-most deaths in relation to their prevalence is the Jeep Cherokee. The Jeep brand has been involved with a lot of recalls over the years relating to rollovers, fuel leaks, fires and software issues. The 10 most dangerous vehicles ranked by the number of fatal accidents per 100,000 vehicles sold are as follows.

  1. Ford Ranger
  2. Jeep Cherokee
  3. Dodge Charger
  4. Nissan Maxima
  5. Ford Taurus
  6. Ford Mustang
  7. Chevrolet Camaro
  8. Chevrolet Blazer/Tahoe
  9. Chevrolet Silverado
  10. Ford Expedition

Top 10 Deadliest Vehicle Makes

Ford vehicles are involved with more deaths than any other vehicle brand. 7,552 Ford vehicles were involved with fatal accidents during the 2022 calendar year, followed closely by 7,473 Chevy vehicles that were involved with fatal accidents that year. The full list of the top 10 deadliest vehicle makes is as follows.

  1. Ford
  2. Chevrolet
  3. Toyota
  4. Honda
  5. Dodge
  6. Nissan
  7. Harley-Davidson
  8. GMC
  9. Jeep
  10. Hyundai

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The 50 Deadliest Vehicle Models Overall

Rank Vehicle Model Vehicle type Total vehicles involved in fatal accidents in 2022
1 Ford F-Series Pickup truck 2,418
2 Harley-Davidson motorcycle (≥ 750cc) Motorcycle 2,309
3 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup truck 2,271
4 RAM/Dodge Ram Pickup truck 1,450
5 Freightliner medium or heavy-duty truck Semi-trailer truck 1,396
6 Toyota Camry Car 1,201
7 Honda Accord Car 1,174
8 Honda Civic Car 1,086
9 Nissan Altima Car 904
10 Toyota Corolla Car 879
11 GMC Sierra Pickup truck 823
12 Kenworth medium or heavy-duty truck Semi-trailer truck 689
13 Peterbilt medium or heavy-duty truck Semi-trailer truck 639
14 Chevrolet Malibu Car 585
15 Chevrolet Blazer/Tahoe SUV 569
16 Navistar/International Harvester medium or heavy-duty truck Semi-trailer truck 557
17 Ford Escape SUV 555
18 Jeep Cherokee SUV 554
19 Toyota Tacoma Pickup truck 547
20 Honda CR-V SUV 538
21 Chevrolet Impala Car 511
22 Ford Fusion Car 493
23 Nissan Sentra Car 487
24 Toyota RAV4 SUV 485
25 Jeep Wrangler SUV 480
26 Hyundai Elantra Car 480
27 Chevrolet Equinox SUV 474
28 Ford Explorer SUV 461
29 Volvo medium or heavy-duty truck Semi-trailer truck 429
30 Ford Focus Car 419
31 Hyundai Sonata Car 419
32 Dodge Charger Car 408
33 Ford Mustang Car 407
34 Honda motorcycle (≥ 750cc) Motorcycle 404
35 Ford Ranger Pickup truck 402
36 Suzuki motorcycle (≥ 750cc) Motorcycle 387
37 Toyota 4Runner SUV 364
38 Toyota Tundra Pickup truck 352
39 Yamaha motorcycle (≥ 750cc) Motorcycle 348
40 Honda motorcycle (450-749cc) Motorcycle 343
41 Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan Minivan 330
42 Nissan Rogue SUV 325
43 Kawasaki motorcycle (450-749cc) Motorcycle 313
44 Ford medium or heavy-duty truck Semi-trailer truck 305
45 Mack medium or heavy-duty truck Semi-trailer truck 301
46 Chevrolet Cruze Car 300
47 Yamaha motorcycle (450-749cc) Motorcycle 296
48 Toyota Highlander SUV 280
49 Kawasaki motorcycle (≥ 750cc) Motorcycle 276
50 Kia Optima Car 275

Note: Unidentified vehicle makes or makes classified as “other” were removed from this analysis.

The Top 50 Deadliest Passenger Cars, Trucks, and SUVs Ranked by Number of Fatal Accidents per 100,000 Vehicles Sold

To better estimate the number of vehicles still on the road, this is based on total estimated vehicle sales in the United States since 2005.

 

Rank Total fatal accidents rank Vehicle make and model Vehicle type Total vehicles involved in fatal accidents in 2022 Total estimated vehicles sold from 2005-2023 Fatal accidents per 100,000 vehicles sold
1 28 Ford Ranger Pickup truck 402 939,768 42.78
2 13 Jeep Cherokee SUV 554 1,518,667 36.48
3 26 Dodge Charger Car 408 1,597,083 25.55
4 47 Nissan Maxima Car 224 878,723 25.49
5 42 Ford Taurus Car 246 980,217 25.10
6 27 Ford Mustang Car 407 1,681,557 24.20
7 49 Chevrolet Camaro Car 218 906,474 24.05
8 11 Chevrolet Blazer/Tahoe SUV 569 2,379,094 23.92
9 2 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup truck 2,271 9,954,173 22.81
10 38 Ford Expedition SUV 253 1,170,099 21.62
11 9 GMC Sierra Pickup truck 823 3,858,297 21.33
12 29 Toyota 4Runner SUV 364 1,743,882 20.87
13 50 Chrysler 300 Car 217 1,052,352 20.62
14 5 Honda Accord Car 1,174 5,728,802 20.49
15 16 Chevrolet Impala Car 511 2,506,089 20.39
16 7 Nissan Altima Car 904 4,509,336 20.05
17 46 Nissan Frontier Pickup truck 232 1,171,866 19.80
18 39 Kia Forte Car 252 1,286,197 19.59
19 6 Honda Civic Car 1,086 5,602,017 19.39
20 35 Kia Optima Car 275 1,420,209 19.36
21 3 RAM/Dodge Ram Pickup truck 1,450 7,510,892 19.31
22 18 Nissan Sentra Car 487 2,575,977 18.91
23 10 Chevrolet Malibu Car 585 3,182,931 18.38
24 1 Ford F-Series Pickup truck 2,418 13,873,948 17.43
25 4 Toyota Camry Car 1,201 7,104,128 16.91
26 20 Jeep Wranger SUV 480 2,859,517 16.79
27 33 Chevrolet Cruze Car 300 1,805,393 16.62
28 43 Nissan Versa Car 246 1,508,137 16.31
29 30 Toyota Tundra Pickup truck 352 2,161,650 16.28
30 21 Hyundai Elantra Car 480 2,994,445 16.03
31 24 Ford Focus Car 419 2,618,391 16.00
32 14 Toyota Tacoma Pickup truck 547 3,455,395 15.83
33 31 Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan Minivan 330 2,106,508 15.67
34 44 BMW 3-Series Car 243 1,569,274 15.48
35 17 Ford Fusion Car 493 3,207,373 15.37
36 25 Hyundai Sonata Car 419 2,738,771 15.30
37 8 Toyota Corolla Car 879 5,793,001 15.17
38 12 Ford Escape SUV 555 4,184,315 13.26
39 36 Volkswagen Jetta Car 265 2,066,310 12.82
40 23 Ford Explorer SUV 461 3,636,721 12.68
41 22 Chevrolet Equinox SUV 474 3,849,353 12.31
42 45 Toyota Sienna Minivan 242 1,974,724 12.25
43 48 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV 222 1,886,260 11.77
44 41 Honda Pilot SUV 249 2,322,089 10.72
45 40 Toyota Prius Car 252 2,418,197 10.42
46 15 Honda CRV SUV 538 5,410,152 9.94
47 19 Toyota RAV4 SUV 485 5,232,574 9.27
48 34 Toyota Highlander SUV 280 3,091,502 9.06
49 32 Nissan Rogue SUV 325 3,604,072 9.02
50 37 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV 254 3,491,730 7.27

All 60,501 Vehicles Broken Down by Make

Rank Make Total vehicles involved in fatal accidents in 2022 Most known for
1 Ford 7,552 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
2 Chevrolet 7,473 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
3 Toyota 5,390 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
4 Honda 4,576 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
5 Dodge 3,630 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
6 Nissan 3,373 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
7 Harley-Davidson 2,340 Motorcycles
8 GMC 1,890 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
9 Jeep 1,812 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
10 Hyundai 1,662 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
11 Freightliner 1,548 Semi-trailer trucks
12 Kia 1,390 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
13 Yamaha 843 Motorcycles
14 Chrysler 809 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
15 Suzuki 765 Motorcycles and cars, trucks, and SUVs
16 Kawasaki 754 Motorcycles
17 BMW 740 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
18 Buick 733 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
19 Subaru 724 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
20 Kenworth 700 Semi-trailer trucks
21 Peterbilt 677 Semi-trailer trucks
22 Volkswagen 661 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
23 Mazda 628 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
24 Navistar/International Harvester 616 Semi-trailer trucks, medium-duty trucks, and buses
25 Lexus 611 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
26 Mercedes-Benz 611 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
27 Volvo 576 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
28 Cadillac 504 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
29 Acura 441 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
30 Infiniti 420 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
31 Pontiac 366 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
32 Lincoln 353 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
33 Mack 349 Semi-trailer trucks
34 Mitsubishi 330 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
35 Audi 251 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
36 Mercury 247 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
37 Saturn 213 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
38 Isuzu 106 Medium-duty trucks and cars, trucks, and SUVs
39 Land Rover 77 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
40 Oldsmobile 69 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
41 Jaguar 67 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
42 Scion 56 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
43 Ducati 53 Motorcycles
44 Porsche 53 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
45 Triumph 51 Motorcycles
46 Victory 41 Motorcycles
47 Gillig 32 Buses
48 Fiat 31 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
49 AM General 29 Military vehicles
50 Saab 27 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
51 Bluebird 26 Buses
52 Alfa Romeo 17 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
53 Autocar 16 Heavy-duty trucks
54 MCI 15 Buses
55 Smart 11 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
56 Plymouth 7 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
57 Thomas Built 6 Buses
58 MG 3 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
59 Moto Guzzi 2 Motorcycles
60 American Motors 1 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
61 Daihatsu 1 Cars, trucks, and SUVs
* Unknown or Other 3,146

 

Sources:

https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars

https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813560

https://carfigures.com/us-market-brand/

https://www.goodcarbadcar.net/sales-by-model/ (used for Chevrolet Blazer/Tahoe, Ford Explorer, Jeep Cherokee, and Jeep Grand Cherokee sales figures)

This page was last updated by Marc Gregory