Driver Deaths by Make & Model

[kevman]

Full Report Here

Top Ten lowest Driver Death Rates

Chevrolet Astro minivan very large
Infiniti G35 luxury car midsize
BMW 7 series luxury car very large
Toyota 4Runner 4WD SUV midsize
Audi A4/S4 Quattro 4dr car midsize
Mercedes E class luxury car large
Toyota Highlander 4WD SUV midsize
Mercedes M class 4WD SUV midsize
Toyota Sienna minivan very large
Honda Odyssey minivan very large
Lexus ES 330 luxury car midsize
Lexus RX 330 2WD SUV midsize
Toyota Sequoia 2WD SUV large
Honda Pilot 4WD SUV midsize
BMW X5 4WD SUV midsize

Top Ten Worse Driver Death Rates

Chevrolet Blazer 2dr 2WD SUV midsize
Acura RSX 2dr car small
Nissan 350Z sports car midsize
Kia Spectra hatchback 4dr car small
Pontiac Sunfire 2dr car small
Kia Rio 4dr car mini
Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr car small
Mitsubishi Eclipse 2dr car small
Dodge Neon 4dr car small
Pontiac Grand Am 2dr car midsize
Chevrolet Cavalier 4dr car small
Ford Mustang sports car midsize
Ford Ranger 4WD pickup small
Mazda B series 2WD pickup small
Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible sports car small
Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2WD SUV midsize

 

[halik]

Crazy, but yay for audis. I can only speculate that my A6 is even safer than the A4

 

[PottedMeat]

Most of those on the Worse Driver Death Rate list end up with younger, more inexperienced drivers. Weird to see a SUV like a Blazer or Montero there - shitty construction?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Most of those on the Worse Driver Death Rate list end up with younger, more inexperienced drivers. Weird to see a SUV like a Blazer or Montero there - shitty construction?

I believe the phrase "Hold my beer and check this out." may be involved in a number of them. (note that they're the 2 door variants, which are rather long since discontinued)

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Most of those on the Worse Driver Death Rate list end up with younger, more inexperienced drivers. Weird to see a SUV like a Blazer or Montero there - shitty construction?

I speculate roll-over related.

 

[sdifox]

Interesting how G35 is on the low list but the 350Z is on the high list.

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Most of those on the Worse Driver Death Rate list end up with younger, more inexperienced drivers. Weird to see a SUV like a Blazer or Montero there - shitty construction?

I believe the phrase "Hold my beer and check this out." may be involved in a number of them. (note that they're the 2 door variants, which are rather long since discontinued)

Look at the report--The Blazer's vehicle rollover death rate is 134! Nothing else comes close. So I think it's a combo of poor design and bad/dangerous drivers. Thank gods they stopped making this P.O.S.

Interesting that the largest SUV, Ford Excursion, has a very high death rate too, 115. (Whereas the tiny Miata's rate is 65.) The Excursion's single vehicle rate is more than 2x its multi-vehicle rate, which kind of makes sense.

 

[KDKPSJ]

Originally posted by: sdifox
Interesting how G35 is on the low list but the 350Z is on the high list.

Well, even though they are close brothers (or cousins) their demographical target is quite different each other, I believe. It's like you have a same spec computer, but one uses it for hardcore gaming, while another uses it for encoding. Similar car/hardware, but different use (luxury GT v. performance beast).

 

[ChaosDivine]

Wow, so apparently my spare car's a deathtrap (98 Cavalier coupe)

 

[Imported]

Originally posted by: sdifox
Interesting how G35 is on the low list but the 350Z is on the high list.

Was gonna say the same thing!

 

[punjabiplaya]

Interesting, but as stated above, I would like to see the ages of the drivers in those vehicles. Just from the vehicles you can tell that the most deadly vehicles are most likely down to the young drivers. How many times have you seen a Honda Odyssey barreling down a neighborhood turn at 80?

 

[LTC8K6]

The list doesn't go past 2004 models though.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Most of those on the Worse Driver Death Rate list end up with younger, more inexperienced drivers. Weird to see a SUV like a Blazer or Montero there - shitty construction?

I believe the phrase "Hold my beer and check this out." may be involved in a number of them. (note that they're the 2 door variants, which are rather long since discontinued)

Yup, that's my answer too. By now the 2-door variants of both the Blazer and the Montero have become so cheap that they are typically driven by young males.

ZV

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Most of those on the Worse Driver Death Rate list end up with younger, more inexperienced drivers. Weird to see a SUV like a Blazer or Montero there - shitty construction?

the 2 door blazer was mostly driven by high schoolers. they stopped making 2 door blazers when they changed the name to tahoe.

Originally posted by: sdifox
Interesting how G35 is on the low list but the 350Z is on the high list.

vastly different drivers. the bottom list are cars that usually have younger, less experienced drivers. the 350Z may draw a somewhat more experienced driver than others on there, but it's also much more powerful than most. the 350z is probably not driven by people with kids, which leaves young single men and empty nesters.

 

[BassBomb]

did u see the amount for the tracker?

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: kevman

Full Report Here

Top Ten lowest Driver Death Rates

Chevrolet Astro minivan very large
Infiniti G35 luxury car midsize
BMW 7 series luxury car very large
Toyota 4Runner 4WD SUV midsize
Audi A4/S4 Quattro 4dr car midsize
Mercedes E class luxury car large
Toyota Highlander 4WD SUV midsize
Mercedes M class 4WD SUV midsize
Toyota Sienna minivan very large
Honda Odyssey minivan very large
Lexus ES 330 luxury car midsize
Lexus RX 330 2WD SUV midsize
Toyota Sequoia 2WD SUV large
Honda Pilot 4WD SUV midsize
BMW X5 4WD SUV midsize

Top Ten Worse Driver Death Rates

Chevrolet Blazer 2dr 2WD SUV midsize
Acura RSX 2dr car small
Nissan 350Z sports car midsize
Kia Spectra hatchback 4dr car small
Pontiac Sunfire 2dr car small
Kia Rio 4dr car mini
Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr car small
Mitsubishi Eclipse 2dr car small
Dodge Neon 4dr car small
Pontiac Grand Am 2dr car midsize
Chevrolet Cavalier 4dr car small
Ford Mustang sports car midsize
Ford Ranger 4WD pickup small
Mazda B series 2WD pickup small
Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible sports car small
Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2WD SUV midsize

In my experience, the most common new/young driver cars ^^

We don't have many 2wd vehicles up here, but I could easily see that in other parts of the country.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: Imported

Originally posted by: sdifox
Interesting how G35 is on the low list but the 350Z is on the high list.

Was gonna say the same thing!

It's not really that interesting... everydae explained it quite reasonably.

 

[LTC8K6]

Originally posted by: mb

Originally posted by: Imported

Originally posted by: sdifox
Interesting how G35 is on the low list but the 350Z is on the high list.

Was gonna say the same thing!

It's not really that interesting... everydae explained it quite reasonably.

It's interesting in the sense that it shows that you can't simply say that a car is poorly built if it has higher deaths.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: LTC8K6

Originally posted by: mb

Originally posted by: Imported

Originally posted by: sdifox
Interesting how G35 is on the low list but the 350Z is on the high list.

Was gonna say the same thing!

It's not really that interesting... everydae explained it quite reasonably.

It's interesting in the sense that it shows that you can't simply say that a car is poorly built if it has higher deaths.

Ok, it may interest some but I don't find it interesting

 

[brblx]

those best and worst lists are pretty retarded without factoring in how many of those cars are on the road.

 

[BassBomb]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: kevman

Full Report Here

Top Ten lowest Driver Death Rates

Chevrolet Astro minivan very large
Infiniti G35 luxury car midsize
BMW 7 series luxury car very large
Toyota 4Runner 4WD SUV midsize
Audi A4/S4 Quattro 4dr car midsize
Mercedes E class luxury car large
Toyota Highlander 4WD SUV midsize
Mercedes M class 4WD SUV midsize
Toyota Sienna minivan very large
Honda Odyssey minivan very large
Lexus ES 330 luxury car midsize
Lexus RX 330 2WD SUV midsize
Toyota Sequoia 2WD SUV large
Honda Pilot 4WD SUV midsize
BMW X5 4WD SUV midsize

Top Ten Worse Driver Death Rates

Chevrolet Blazer 2dr 2WD SUV midsize
Acura RSX 2dr car small
Nissan 350Z sports car midsize
Kia Spectra hatchback 4dr car small
Pontiac Sunfire 2dr car small
Kia Rio 4dr car mini
Chevrolet Cavalier 2dr car small
Mitsubishi Eclipse 2dr car small
Dodge Neon 4dr car small
Pontiac Grand Am 2dr car midsize
Chevrolet Cavalier 4dr car small
Ford Mustang sports car midsize
Ford Ranger 4WD pickup small
Mazda B series 2WD pickup small
Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible sports car small
Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2WD SUV midsize

In my experience, the most common new/young driver cars ^^

We don't have many 2wd vehicles up here, but I could easily see that in other parts of the country.

Wouldn't most cars driven be 2wd?

 

[Doggiedog]

I don't get it.

Why is the Audi A4/S4 listed as a 4 door car along with Kias, Pontiacs, Saturns and Chryslers yet the BMW 3 listed as a luxury car?

 

[Kromis]

And to think I wanted to get a Z!

 

[HannibalX]

Large cars are safer? Who'da'thunkit?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: PottedMeat
Most of those on the Worse Driver Death Rate list end up with younger, more inexperienced drivers. Weird to see a SUV like a Blazer or Montero there - shitty construction?

I speculate roll-over related.

This. Those two vehicles were very prone to rollovers when loss of control occurred. They are narrow, sit up pretty high with a high center of gravity and structurally fairly weak.