Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Jeep Wrangler
Compared with Jeep Wrangler · Jeep · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 145
- Fatal crashes
- 145
- Deaths inside
- 65
- Other deaths
- 101
Between 2020 and 2024, 145 vehicles described as 2016 Jeep Wrangler were involved in 145 fatal crashes in the United States. 65 people died inside these vehicles and 101 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2024 | 24 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Embed
Deaths
Who died in these crashes
39%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 90 percent of the share for Jeep Wrangler: 44%
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 43%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 24 |
| 2021 | 12 | 24 |
| 2022 | 17 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 24 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
Embed
Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.1 times the share for Jeep Wrangler: 16%
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Jeep Wrangler: 23%
- About 85 percent of the share for Jeep: 20%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
44%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 90 percent of the share for Jeep Wrangler: 50%
- About 85 percent of the share for Jeep: 51%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2016 Jeep Wrangler | Jeep Wrangler | Jeep | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.2% | 15.6% | 16.5% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.2% | 22.9% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 44.1% | 49.8% | 50.8% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 107 |
| Cloudy | 18 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 76 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 32 |
| Dark - Lighted | 30 |
| Dawn | 3 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 17 |
| Texas | 16 |
| California | 10 |
| Indiana | 7 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Missouri | 6 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Mississippi | 5 |
| Virginia | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
Embed
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2022 | Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi | US-51 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | I-635 RAMP/LBJ TEXPRESS | 2 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | NELA VIEW RD | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Monroe County, Florida | US-1 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Stephenville, Erath County, Texas | US-67/WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas | I-20 RAMP | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | Pickens County, Alabama | US-82 SR-6 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Butler County, Ohio | SR-129 BUTLER COUNTY VETERANS | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Ionia County, Michigan | CR-JORDAN LAKE RD | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | Volusia County, Florida | I-95 | 2 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Santa Barbara County, California | US-101 EL CAMINO REAL | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Fresno, Fresno County, California | E NESS AVE | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W CAMELBACK RD | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-65 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Largo, Pinellas County, Florida | KEENE RD | 2 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | E BUCHTEL BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Kay County, Oklahoma | US-77 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2021 | Seabrook, Rockingham County, New Hampshire | I-95 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Morgan County, Missouri | SR-52 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2021 | Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida | SR-421 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina | SSR-1008 S MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | SR-616 | 2 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Franklin County, Illinois | REND LAKE DAM RD | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2021 | Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | KAY WAY | 1 |
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.