Fatal crash profile · Model
Land Rover Defender
Compared with Land Rover · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Deaths inside
- 3
- Other deaths
- 12
Between 2020 and 2024, 14 vehicles described as Land Rover Defender were involved in 14 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
20%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About two-thirds of the share for Land Rover: 30%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
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 Land Rover: 16%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%
21%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Land Rover: 18%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
36%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About two-thirds of the share for Land Rover: 57%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Land Rover Defender | Land Rover | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 14.3% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.4% | 17.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 35.7% | 57.4% | 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 | 11 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| New Jersey | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 | Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | S GARNETT RD | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | CR-602 INMAN AVE | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | Hernando County, Florida | CR-574 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-109 FAIRVIEW RD | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida | MU-524 RIDGE RD | 1 |
| May 24, 2023 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | US-50 | 1 |
| May 20, 2023 | Franklin County, Tennessee | US-41A SR-15 SEWANEE HWY | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Clark County, Nevada | W DESERT INN RD | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Kingsland, Camden County, Georgia | I-95 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine | SR-114 GORHAM RD | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia | I-68 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut | SR-102 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Fresno, Fresno County, California | SR-41 FRIANT RD | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | CS-068003 | 2 |
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.