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IIHS: Small cars, sport models lead driver deaths; pickups rank high
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released a study of 2021‑2024 crashes involving 2023‑model‑year vehicles. It calculated driver death rates per million registered vehicle‑years and, for the first time, other‑driver death rates – the number of occupants in other vehicles killed in crashes with each model.
Small cars, sport cars and muscle cars topped the driver‑death list, with the Kia Rio leading at 170 deaths per million registration years. Other high‑risk models included the Nissan Versa, Chrysler 300, Kia Forte, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger (HEMI) and Chevrolet Camaro. The average driver death rate across all makes was 37 per million registration years, while the average other‑driver death rate was 53.
Large pickups dominated the other‑driver death statistics; the Ram 3500 crew‑cab recorded the highest other‑driver rate at 204 deaths per million registration years, and ten of the top twenty models for other‑driver deaths were large pickups. Conversely, eighteen of the twenty models with the lowest driver death rates were SUVs, many of them luxury models such as the BMW X5, Volvo XC90 and Porsche Cayenne.
Entities
Chevrolet Silverado 3500 · David Harkey · Insurance Institute for Highway Safety · Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) · Kia Rio · Ram 3500
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Eighteen of the twenty models with the lowest driver death rates are SUVs, many luxury models. www.carriermanagement.com · www.roadandtrack.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The average driver death rate across all makes and models was 37 deaths per million registration years. www.carriermanagement.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] IIHS has been calculating driver death rates approximately every three years since 1989. www.carriermanagement.com · www.roadandtrack.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Ten of the top twenty models with the highest other‑driver death rates are large pickups. www.carriermanagement.com · www.roadandtrack.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Kia Rio recorded the highest driver death rate at 170 deaths per million registered vehicle‑years. www.carriermanagement.com · tocka.com.mk · www.index.hr · www.roadandtrack.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The average other‑driver death rate across all makes and models was 53 deaths per million registration years. www.carriermanagement.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Small cars, sport cars and muscle cars have the highest driver death rates among 2023 model‑year vehicles. www.carriermanagement.com · tocka.com.mk · www.index.hr · www.roadandtrack.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Ram 3500 crew‑cab had the highest other‑driver death rate at 204 deaths per million registration years. www.carriermanagement.com · www.roadandtrack.com