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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2020 | Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Tate County, Mississippi | I-55 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Windham, Windham County, Connecticut | BACK RD | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Hunterdon County, New Jersey | I-78 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | SR-2038 COUNTY LINE RD | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2020 | Springfield, Greene County, Missouri | JAMES RIVER FRWY | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Concordia Parish, Louisiana | US-84 | 2 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Clark County, Indiana | CR-403W | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | Craven County, North Carolina | SR-101 HWY | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | Monroe County, Kentucky | SR-63 | 1 |
| May 28, 2020 | Madison, Madison County, New York | CR-83 LAKE MORAINE RD | 1 |
| May 16, 2020 | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | SR-8 WILLIAM FLYNN HWY | 1 |
| May 10, 2020 | Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut | SR-53 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Escambia County, Florida | US-90 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | GRAY ST | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Suffolk, Suffolk city, Virginia | GATES RD | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Switzerland County, Indiana | SR-156 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2020 | McDowell County, North Carolina | SSR-1747 STACY HILL RD | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2020 | Gloucester County, New Jersey | CR-659 MALAGA ROAD | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2020 | New Hyde Park, Nassau County, New York | SR-908G NORTHERN STATE PKWY | 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.