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
Oct 8, 2022	Caryville, Campbell County, Tennessee	CR-OLD HIGHWAY 63	2
Oct 1, 2022	Yakima, Yakima County, Washington	N 23RD AVE	2
Sep 24, 2022	Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois	PEEDEE RD	1
Sep 18, 2022	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	DANWOOD WAY	1
Sep 14, 2022	Ricetown, Owsley County, Kentucky	SR-2024	1
Sep 9, 2022	Kingman County, Kansas	20TH ST	1
Sep 4, 2022	Vidor, Orange County, Texas	LAKESIDE ST	1
Sep 4, 2022	Champaign County, Illinois	CR-800	1
Aug 28, 2022	Hidalgo County, Texas	CR-ABRAM RD	1
Aug 21, 2022	Marion County, Illinois	CR-1625	1
Aug 13, 2022	Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas	DIKE RD E	1
Aug 6, 2022	Beaver, Beaver County, Utah	BIG JOHN FLAT RD	1
Aug 5, 2022	Manila, Daggett County, Utah	ARROWHEAD LN	1
Jul 31, 2022	Jasper County, Georgia	CR-246	1
Jul 30, 2022	Strattanville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania	SR-1011 MARKET ST	1
Jul 29, 2022	Story County, Iowa	570TH AVE	2
Jul 23, 2022	Robertson County, Tennessee	CR-HOOPERS HOLLOW RD	1
Jul 23, 2022	Spencer County, Indiana	CR-75	1
Jul 17, 2022	Stark County, Ohio	CR-314 ALABAMA AV	1
Jul 16, 2022	Otsego, Wright County, Minnesota	78TH ST NE	1
Jul 10, 2022	Fresno County, California	CR-PHELPS AVE	1
Jul 2, 2022	San Bernardino County, California	STODDARD WELLS RD	2
Jun 27, 2022	Lyon County, Kansas	CR-V	1
Jun 21, 2022	Macoupin County, Illinois	CHESTERFIELD RD	1
Jun 18, 2022	Dallas County, Missouri	CR-BENTON BRANCH 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.