Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Jeep Wrangler
Compared with Jeep Wrangler · Jeep · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 114
- Fatal crashes
- 114
- Deaths inside
- 43
- Other deaths
- 88
Between 2020 and 2024, 114 vehicles described as 2017 Jeep Wrangler were involved in 114 fatal crashes in the United States. 43 people died inside these vehicles and 88 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 | 20 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 19 |
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
33%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About three-quarters of the share for Jeep Wrangler: 44%
- About three-quarters of the share for Jeep: 43%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 16 |
| 2021 | 10 | 25 |
| 2022 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023 | 6 | 23 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 |
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%
22%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Jeep Wrangler: 23%
- About 1.1 times the share for Jeep: 20%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
46%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Jeep Wrangler: 50%
- About 90 percent of the share for Jeep: 51%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2017 Jeep Wrangler | Jeep Wrangler | Jeep | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 14.0% | 15.6% | 16.5% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.9% | 22.9% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 45.6% | 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 | 82 |
| Cloudy | 18 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 63 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 30 |
| Dark - Lighted | 20 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 12 |
| Texas | 9 |
| Ohio | 6 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| California | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2023 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | SR-124 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Mifflin County, Pennsylvania | US-322 TWENTY EIGHTH DIVIS HWY | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Grundy County, Illinois | US-6 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Prince George's County, Maryland | US-301 CRAIN HWY | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Burke County, North Carolina | I-40 | 2 |
| Jul 16, 2023 | Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina | SR-279 N NEW HOPE RD | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | Pinellas County, Florida | US-92 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Gentry County, Missouri | US-136 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan | US-12 MICHIGAN AVE | 1 |
| May 28, 2023 | Pasco County, Florida | SR-52 | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| May 8, 2023 | Stark County, Ohio | CR-31 STATE ST | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | I-94 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Richland County, South Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Baltimore County, Maryland | SR-45 YORK RD | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California | EL SEGUNDO BL | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2023 | Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey | US-46 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Muskingum County, Ohio | SR-60 FRAZEYSBURG RD | 2 |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | CR-N COOPER RD | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Doña Ana County, New Mexico | SR-213 | 2 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut | SR-10 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2022 | San Bernardino County, California | I-15 BARSTOW FWY | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Jefferson County, Alabama | SR-5 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Campbell County, Virginia | US-460 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana | OLIO RD | 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.