Fatal crash profile · Model

Polaris RZR

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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

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 12, 2022 Midland County, Michigan 1
Jun 12, 2022 Walker County, Georgia 1
Jun 11, 2022 Maysville, Grant County, West Virginia 1
Jun 11, 2022 Cass County, Missouri 1
Jun 3, 2022 Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah 1
Jun 1, 2022 Coosa County, Alabama 1
May 28, 2022 Prairie Du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin 1
May 21, 2022 Pope County, Arkansas 1
May 1, 2022 Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee 1
Apr 9, 2022 Pike County, Arkansas 1
Apr 3, 2022 Cannon County, Tennessee 1
Apr 1, 2022 Menifee County, Kentucky 1
Mar 24, 2022 Campbell County, Tennessee 1
Mar 15, 2022 Spring Bay, Woodford County, Illinois 1
Jan 30, 2022 Washington County, Missouri 1
Jan 15, 2022 Polk County, Texas 1
Dec 21, 2021 Knox County, Illinois 1
Dec 5, 2021 St. Francois County, Missouri 1
Dec 3, 2021 Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona 1
Nov 21, 2021 Marlboro County, South Carolina 1
Nov 20, 2021 Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York 1
Oct 17, 2021 Paulding County, Georgia 1
Oct 17, 2021 Yuma County, Arizona 1
Oct 10, 2021 Carter County, Tennessee 1
Oct 10, 2021 Cape Girardeau County, Missouri 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.