Fatal crash profile · Model year

2015 Jeep Wrangler

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
173
Fatal crashes
173
Deaths inside
71
Other deaths
125

Between 2020 and 2024, 173 vehicles described as 2015 Jeep Wrangler were involved in 173 fatal crashes in the United States. 71 people died inside these vehicles and 125 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 31
2021 39
2022 37
2023 31
2024 35

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

36%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 85 percent of the share for Jeep Wrangler: 44%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Jeep: 43%
  • About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 5 29
2021 23 22
2022 16 29
2023 12 19
2024 15 26

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 90 percent of the share for Jeep Wrangler: 16%
  • About 85 percent of the share for Jeep: 16%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Jeep Wrangler: 23%
  • About 1.2 times the share for Jeep: 20%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 1.1 times the share for Jeep Wrangler: 50%
  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 51%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2015 Jeep Wrangler Jeep Wrangler Jeep All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.9% 15.6% 16.5% 19.0%
Driver drinking 23.1% 22.9% 19.8% 17.7%
At night 55.5% 49.8% 50.8% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 127
Cloudy 17
Rain 13
Snow 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 72
Dark - Not Lighted 55
Dark - Lighted 34
Dark - Unknown Lighting 5
Dawn 4

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Texas 18
Florida 15
California 13
Arizona 11
New York 9
Pennsylvania 9
Georgia 7
Colorado 6
Illinois 6
New Jersey 6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 27, 2021 Onslow County, North Carolina 1
Jun 16, 2021 Grand Rapids, Wood County, Ohio 1
Jun 10, 2021 Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri 1
Jun 1, 2021 Geauga County, Ohio 2
May 26, 2021 Brewster, Putnam County, New York 1
May 2, 2021 New York City, Richmond County, New York 1
Apr 2, 2021 Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Mar 27, 2021 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1
Mar 26, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Mar 22, 2021 Comal County, Texas 1
Mar 8, 2021 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Mar 3, 2021 Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Feb 12, 2021 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Feb 4, 2021 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Jan 25, 2021 Jefferson County, Wisconsin 2
Jan 23, 2021 Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey 1
Jan 21, 2021 Livingston County, Illinois 1
Dec 15, 2020 Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Dec 2, 2020 Logan County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 29, 2020 Amherst, Erie County, New York 1
Nov 28, 2020 Gonzales County, Texas 1
Oct 18, 2020 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 2
Oct 6, 2020 Real County, Texas 1
Sep 20, 2020 Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Sep 18, 2020 Frederick County, Maryland 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.