Car fires are much rarer then they used to be …
175,000 in 2019 versus over 400,000 in 1980.
Car fires rarely kill people – only 615 people died in car fires in 2019 – a fraction of 36,000 automobile crash deaths. Even injuries are rare in car fires – less than 1,500 people were injured in car fires that year.
Car fires rarely kill people – only 615 people died in car fires in 2019 – a fraction of 36,000 automobile crash deaths. Even injuries are rare in car fires – less than 1,500 people were injured in car fires that year.

















