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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2024 17 crashes
- 2023 29 crashes
- 2022 42 crashes
- 2021 126 crashes
- 2020 117 crashes
- 2019 89 crashes
- 2018 126 crashes
- 2017 114 crashes
- 2016 145 crashes
- 2015 173 crashes
- 2014 141 crashes
- 2013 107 crashes
- 2012 117 crashes
- 2011 70 crashes
- 2010 49 crashes
- 2009 48 crashes
- 2008 79 crashes
- 2007 61 crashes
- 2006 38 crashes
- 2005 33 crashes
- 2004 47 crashes
- 2003 32 crashes
- 2002 21 crashes
- 2001 27 crashes
- 2000 48 crashes
- 1999 38 crashes
- 1998 40 crashes
- 1997 35 crashes
- 1995 40 crashes
- 1994 23 crashes
- 1993 13 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2021 | Harney County, Oregon | CR-FIELDS DENIO RD | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Vinton County, Ohio | US-50 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Lake County, Montana | SR-MT 83 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | El Paso County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, California | SR-41 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Williams, Coconino County, Arizona | S PERKINSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Marshall County, Alabama | CR-CATHEDRAL CAVERNS HWY | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado | PEARL ST | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Lake County, Indiana | I-65 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Henry County, Tennessee | US-79 SR-76 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | St. Francois County, Missouri | SR-O | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Ventura County, California | SR-1 | 2 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Placer County, California | W WISE RD | 2 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Campbell County, Tennessee | CR-CEDAR CREEK RD | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Heber, Navajo County, Arizona | SR-260 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2021 | West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Ashe County, North Carolina | SR-16 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Sarasota County, Florida | JACKSON RD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Jackson County, Florida | US-90 | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska | I-80 | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Cook County, Illinois | SR-83 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Oceanside, San Diego County, California | SR-78 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Barber County, Kansas | SE BETHEL RD | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Madison County, Indiana | SR-9 | 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.