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 10, 2021	Yuma County, Arizona	S FORTUNA RD	1
Oct 7, 2021	Greene County, Georgia	CR-015300	1
Sep 24, 2021	Banning, Riverside County, California	W NICOLET ST	1
Sep 24, 2021	Pima, Graham County, Arizona	KLONDYKE RD	1
Sep 19, 2021	Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia	CR-4	1
Sep 12, 2021	Caryville, Campbell County, Tennessee	MOUNTAIN RD	1
Sep 4, 2021	Teton County, Wyoming	COYOTE MEADOWS SPUR 2	1
Sep 4, 2021	Clark County, Idaho	CAMAS RD	1
Aug 29, 2021	Grant County, South Dakota	CR-483RD AVE	1
Aug 28, 2021	Rolette County, North Dakota	CR-28TH AVE NE	1
Aug 15, 2021	Houston County, Tennessee	CR-CLAY TOMLINSON RD	1
Aug 8, 2021	Camden County, Missouri	CR-TURN BRIDGE LN	1
Aug 8, 2021	Pope County, Illinois	E HAMLETSBURG RD	1
Jul 24, 2021	Logan County, Arkansas	SR-309-2	1
Jul 23, 2021	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	CR-CHISHOLM RD	1
Jul 18, 2021	Rio Rancho, Sandoval County, New Mexico	VIGA RD	1
Jul 10, 2021	Otter Tail County, Minnesota	275TH AVE	1
Jul 4, 2021	Wood County, Wisconsin	RANGER RD	1
Jun 25, 2021	Jefferson County, Ohio	TR-128	1
Jun 12, 2021	Gilmer County, Georgia	CR-89	1
Jun 5, 2021	Auburn, Rockingham County, New Hampshire	BEAVER BROOK RD	2
Jun 5, 2021	Fayette County, Illinois	E 2000 AVE	1
May 31, 2021	Oneida County, Wisconsin	CR-Q	1
May 26, 2021	Manchester, Clay County, Kentucky	SR-2432 BEECH CREEK RD	1
May 23, 2021	Lapeer County, Michigan	CR-SKELTON 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.