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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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| 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.
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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.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2021 | Anderson County, South Carolina | US-29 | 1 |
| May 31, 2021 | Okfuskee County, Oklahoma | I-40 | 1 |
| May 21, 2021 | Harris County, Texas | FM 1942/CROSBY BARBERS HILL RD | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | San Bernardino County, California | CR-NEEDLES HWY | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, Virginia | SR-239/VICTORY BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Latah County, Idaho | SR-6 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Albion, Orleans County, New York | CR-45A W COUNTY HOUSE RD | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-35W TOLLWAY | 6 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina | I-26 EXIT RAMP | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia | I-95 N | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | Walton County, Florida | US-90 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Oolitic, Lawrence County, Indiana | VISTA DR | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota | CR-112 18TH AVE NW | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Quincy, Adams County, Illinois | US-24 N 3RD ST | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2020 | Platte County, Missouri | I-29 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2020 | Caldwell County, Texas | SR-21 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2020 | Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona | 105TH ST | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | W SLAUSON AVE | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Matagorda County, Texas | SR-60 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2020 | Orange, Orange County, Texas | BU 90Y GREEN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2020 | Decatur County, Indiana | SR-3N | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Wilkes County, North Carolina | US-421 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2020 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | CR-NEXTON PKWY | 3 |
| Oct 11, 2020 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | SR-141 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas | SR-331 SPUR/SOUTHEAST DR | 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.