Fatal crash profile · Model

Polaris RZR

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 240
Fatal crashes: 236
Deaths inside: 237
Other deaths: 21

Between 2020 and 2024, 240 vehicles described as Polaris RZR were involved in 236 fatal crashes in the United States. 237 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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 other vehicles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	51
2021	44
2022	48
2023	55
2024	42

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

92%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Polaris: 96%
About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	50	6
2021	41	5
2022	50	3
2023	51	5
2024	45	2

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

47%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Polaris: 38%
About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

67%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.4 times the share for Polaris: 49%
About 4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

69%

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

About 1.2 times the share for Polaris: 57%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Polaris RZR	Polaris	All vehicles
Driver speeding	47.1%	38.2%	19.0%
Driver drinking	67.1%	48.9%	17.7%
At night	69.2%	57.3%	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	190
Cloudy	30
Rain	5
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt	1
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted	121
Daylight	95
Dark - Lighted	9
Dusk	6
Dark - Unknown Lighting	3

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
Kentucky	15
Illinois	15
Ohio	14
Tennessee	14
Georgia	14
Arizona	14
Utah	13
California	12
Missouri	12
West Virginia	10

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Polaris RZR by model year

2022 12 crashes
2021 31 crashes
2020 31 crashes
2019 44 crashes
2018 32 crashes
2017 21 crashes
2016 12 crashes
2015 19 crashes
2014 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
Dec 30, 2024	Graham County, North Carolina	SSR-1123 HUFFMAN CREEK RD	1
Dec 28, 2024	Clark County, Indiana	CR-BRICK CHURCH RD	1
Dec 8, 2024	Hernando County, Florida	SATURN RD	1
Nov 16, 2024	Lorain County, Ohio	SR-303 LAGRANGE RICHFIELD RD	1
Nov 13, 2024	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	SCOTT RD	1
Nov 2, 2024	Southside, Mason County, West Virginia	CR-19	1
Oct 19, 2024	Pine County, Minnesota	TS-S MILITARY RD	1
Oct 18, 2024	Oakland County, Michigan	JONES RD	2
Sep 21, 2024	Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa	MU-OLD DUBUQUE RD	1
Sep 12, 2024	Payson, Gila County, Arizona	N PYLE RANCH RD	1
Sep 10, 2024	Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah	HARKER CANYON RD	1
Sep 6, 2024	Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania	DRAKE WELL RD	1
Sep 1, 2024	Clearfield County, Pennsylvania	SPORTSMANS RD	1
Aug 30, 2024	Taberg, Oneida County, New York	PRUSINOWSKI RD	1
Aug 22, 2024	Tillamook County, Oregon	CEDAR BUTTE RD	1
Aug 2, 2024	Bates County, Missouri	CR-13237	1
Aug 1, 2024	Los Angeles County, California	ROWHER FLAT CANYON RD	1
Jul 28, 2024	Vernal, Uintah County, Utah	500 E	1
Jul 21, 2024	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	487TH AVE	1
Jul 20, 2024	Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia	CR-16 LITTLE CREEK RD	1
Jul 3, 2024	Carter County, Kentucky	CR-DRY BRANCH RD	1
Jul 3, 2024	Morgan County, Colorado	CR-C	4
Jun 30, 2024	Herndon, Wyoming County, West Virginia	CR-16/2 WAGON WHEEL RD	1
Jun 28, 2024	Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky	SR-2550 LAKESIDE DR	1
Jun 7, 2024	Tuscarawas County, Ohio	CR-3 SALT FORK RD	1

Compare Polaris RZR 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.