Fatal crash profile · Model

Jeep Wrangler

Compared with Jeep · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
2,124
Fatal crashes
2,122
Deaths inside
1,025
Other deaths
1,330

Between 2020 and 2024, 2,124 vehicles described as Jeep Wrangler were involved in 2,122 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,025 people died inside these vehicles and 1,330 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 365
2021 446
2022 459
2023 428
2024 426

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

44%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 43%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 168 229
2021 232 267
2022 226 291
2023 197 272
2024 202 271

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

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 16%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

23%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Jeep: 20%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

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

  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 51%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Jeep Wrangler Jeep All vehicles
Driver speeding 15.6% 16.5% 19.0%
Driver drinking 22.9% 19.8% 17.7%
At night 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 1,574
Cloudy 285
Rain 126
Snow 25
Fog, Smog, Smoke 19

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 1,031
Dark - Not Lighted 584
Dark - Lighted 386
Dusk 55
Dawn 40

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 213
Florida 174
California 148
Georgia 79
Arizona 77
Tennessee 76
North Carolina 76
Pennsylvania 66
Alabama 65
Illinois 64

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Jeep Wrangler by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Nov 3, 2023 Kern County, California 3
Nov 1, 2023 Rusk County, Texas 2
Nov 1, 2023 Buchanan County, Missouri 1
Oct 29, 2023 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Oct 29, 2023 Wakulla County, Florida 1
Oct 29, 2023 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 1
Oct 28, 2023 Dayton, Columbia County, Washington 1
Oct 28, 2023 Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia 1
Oct 28, 2023 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 25, 2023 Fairfax County, Virginia 1
Oct 25, 2023 Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee 1
Oct 25, 2023 Bourbon County, Kansas 1
Oct 25, 2023 Fannin County, Georgia 1
Oct 25, 2023 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 1
Oct 24, 2023 Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois 1
Oct 23, 2023 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Oct 22, 2023 Colton, San Bernardino County, California 1
Oct 21, 2023 Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California 1
Oct 20, 2023 Arnoldsburg, Calhoun County, West Virginia 1
Oct 20, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Oct 20, 2023 Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri 1
Oct 20, 2023 St. Clair County, Michigan 1
Oct 18, 2023 Tulare, Tulare County, California 1
Oct 16, 2023 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
Oct 14, 2023 Montgomery County, Texas 1

Compare Jeep Wrangler with another vehicle

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.