Fatal crash profile · Make

Polaris

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
966
Fatal crashes
961
Deaths inside
966
Other deaths
39

Between 2020 and 2024, 966 vehicles described as Polaris were involved in 961 fatal crashes in the United States. 966 people died inside these vehicles and 39 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 201
2021 199
2022 184
2023 193
2024 189

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

96%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 201 9
2021 191 12
2022 190 4
2023 187 7
2024 197 7

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

38%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

49%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

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

  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Polaris All vehicles
Driver speeding 38.2% 19.0%
Driver drinking 48.9% 17.7%
At night 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 745
Cloudy 115
Rain 31
Snow 14
Fog, Smog, Smoke 5

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 499
Dark - Not Lighted 356
Dusk 39
Dark - Lighted 38
Dark - Unknown Lighting 13

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
Texas 67
Georgia 64
Missouri 53
Wisconsin 50
Illinois 49
Arkansas 42
Pennsylvania 41
Minnesota 40
Iowa 38
Michigan 37

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Polaris models

  • Ranger 374 crashes
  • RZR 236 crashes
  • Sportsman 191 crashes
  • GENERAL 27 crashes
  • Polaris 25 crashes
  • Polaris Utility Vehicle 19 crashes
  • Scrambler 12 crashes
  • Predator 7 crashes
  • Trail Boss 6 crashes
  • Outlaw 5 crashes
  • Trail Blazer 5 crashes
  • XC 4 crashes
  • GEN 4 crashes
  • Axys 2 crashes
  • Matryx 2 crashes
  • ACE 2 crashes
  • INDY 2 crashes
  • Xpedition 1 crash
  • All Terrain Pickup 1 crash
  • Phoenix 1 crash
  • PRO X 1 crash
  • Rush 1 crash
  • SKS 1 crash
  • Sport 1 crash
  • XC SP 1 crash

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
Nov 7, 2021 Hardin County, Tennessee 1
Nov 7, 2021 Buchanan County, Iowa 1
Nov 6, 2021 Grant County, Wisconsin 1
Oct 31, 2021 Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Oct 31, 2021 Denton County, Texas 1
Oct 24, 2021 Warren County, Kentucky 1
Oct 23, 2021 Grant County, Washington 1
Oct 23, 2021 Freeborn County, Minnesota 1
Oct 17, 2021 Linn County, Iowa 1
Oct 17, 2021 Jefferson County, Illinois 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
Oct 10, 2021 Leslie County, Kentucky 1
Oct 10, 2021 Yuma County, Arizona 1
Oct 9, 2021 Lee County, Florida 1
Oct 8, 2021 Redfield, Oswego County, New York 1
Oct 7, 2021 Greene County, Georgia 1
Oct 6, 2021 Lawrence County, South Dakota 1
Oct 4, 2021 Lawrence County, Kentucky 1
Oct 4, 2021 Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois 1
Sep 29, 2021 Arden, Barbour County, West Virginia 1
Sep 26, 2021 Webster County, Mississippi 1
Sep 26, 2021 Warren County, Indiana 1

Compare Polaris 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.