In traffic accidents in 2024, 17% of vehicles involved in accidents had a vehicle-related factor (regardless of the type of vehicle). This factor was more common for uninsured vehicles (25%).
The frequency of the factor of restricted visibility from the passenger compartment increases with the size of the vehicle: 2% of light vehicles, 3% of commercial vehicles and 5% of heavy goods vehicles involved in accidents. This factor was involved in the deaths of 53 road users, including 34 pedestrians and 10 cyclists. HGVs alone with this factor caused the deaths of 24 road users, including 17 pedestrians and 6 cyclists. Poor lighting or signalling specifically affects bicycles (2%), EDPms (3%) and mopeds (2%), with a high associated mortality rate for their users (5%, 11% and 6% respectively). The factor of vehicles unfamiliar to the driver primarily concerns VT (10 fatalities for 166 VT) and 2RM (7 fatalities for 137 2RM). Worn tyres and tyre blowouts are notable for their severity: although they account for only 0.5% of all vehicles involved in accidents, they represent 2% of all vehicle occupant fatalities, or 52 people, including 36 VT users and 7 heavy motorcycle users.
In 2024, 26.6 million technical inspections were carried out on passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, with a re-inspection rate of 19.4%.
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