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
May 23, 2021	Perris, Riverside County, California	RIDER ST	1
Apr 24, 2021	Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois	ADAMS ST	1
Apr 3, 2021	Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia	CR-44 OLD JACKSON CHAPEL	1
Apr 2, 2021	Hickman County, Tennessee	CR-OAK SPRINGS DR	1
Mar 14, 2021	Columbiana County, Ohio	CR-432 BYE RD	1
Feb 13, 2021	King County, Washington	CR-236TH AVE SE	1
Jan 31, 2021	Nez Perce County, Idaho	VOLMER RD	1
Jan 23, 2021	Independence County, Arkansas	CR-KELLEYRD	2
Jan 10, 2021	Crawford County, Georgia	CR-139	1
Jan 1, 2021	Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California	OPEL AVE	1
Dec 12, 2020	Okaloosa County, Florida	TURKEY TRACK RD	1
Nov 26, 2020	Williamson County, Tennessee	CR-SHOALS BRANCH RD	1
Nov 26, 2020	Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona	EASTHAM PARKWAY	1
Nov 21, 2020	Silerville, McCreary County, Kentucky	SR-1470	2
Oct 16, 2020	Kane County, Utah	SR-14	1
Oct 10, 2020	Natrona County, Wyoming	CR-409	1
Oct 9, 2020	Forest County, Wisconsin	STEVENS LAKE RD	1
Oct 3, 2020	Newell, Hancock County, West Virginia	120 ARENA DR	1
Oct 1, 2020	Grand County, Utah	BLM ROAD 107	1
Sep 24, 2020	Tularosa, Otero County, New Mexico	CR-DERBYSHIRE RD	1
Sep 20, 2020	Vernal, Uintah County, Utah	RED CLOUD LOOP	1
Sep 20, 2020	Scioto County, Ohio	CR-136 BIG RUN RD	1
Sep 12, 2020	Farmington, Davis County, Utah	SKYLINE DRIVE	1
Sep 12, 2020	Homestead, Miami-Dade County, Florida	US-1	1
Sep 6, 2020	Randolph County, Alabama	CR-459	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.