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
Jun 14, 2023 Prinsburg, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota 1
Jun 12, 2023 Lawrence County, Illinois 1
Jun 12, 2023 North Port, Sarasota County, Florida 1
Jun 11, 2023 Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama 1
Jun 8, 2023 Johnson County, Tennessee 1
Jun 8, 2023 Shrewsbury, St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Jun 5, 2023 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 4, 2023 Visalia, Tulare County, California 1
Jun 3, 2023 Penfield, Monroe County, New York 1
Jun 3, 2023 Dover, Mason County, Kentucky 1
Jun 2, 2023 Mason County, Washington 1
Jun 2, 2023 Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jun 2, 2023 Downey, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jun 2, 2023 Opelika, Lee County, Alabama 1
Jun 1, 2023 Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan 1
May 28, 2023 Pasco County, Florida 1
May 28, 2023 Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona 2
May 26, 2023 Loganville, Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
May 25, 2023 Scott County, Minnesota 1
May 24, 2023 Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado 1
May 21, 2023 El Paso, El Paso County, Texas 1
May 21, 2023 Barneveld, Oneida County, New York 1
May 21, 2023 Socorro County, New Mexico 1
May 21, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 2
May 19, 2023 Lincoln County, Montana 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.