Fatal crash profile · Model

Subaru Ascent

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 69
Fatal crashes: 69
Deaths inside: 19
Other deaths: 61

Between 2020 and 2024, 69 vehicles described as Subaru Ascent were involved in 69 fatal crashes in the United States. 19 people died inside these vehicles and 61 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	3
2021	10
2022	16
2023	11
2024	29

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

24%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About half the share for Subaru: 49%
About half the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	0	3
2021	3	12
2022	3	14
2023	3	10
2024	10	22

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About half the share for Subaru: 16%
About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 45 percent of the share for Subaru: 16%
About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

33%

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

About three-quarters of the share for Subaru: 44%
About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Subaru Ascent	Subaru	All vehicles
Driver speeding	7.2%	16.0%	19.0%
Driver drinking	7.2%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	33.3%	43.8%	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	49
Cloudy	9
Rain	7
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
Daylight	49
Dark - Lighted	14
Dark - Not Lighted	6

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	7
California	5
Washington	4
Florida	3
Tennessee	3
Missouri	3
Pennsylvania	3
Iowa	3
Arizona	3
North Carolina	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Subaru Ascent by model year

2022 13 crashes
2021 18 crashes
2020 15 crashes
2019 17 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
Dec 23, 2024	Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut	TS-319 LIBERTY ST NO 1	1
Dec 7, 2024	Kendall County, Texas	US-87	1
Nov 28, 2024	Dubuque County, Iowa	US-151	2
Nov 26, 2024	Sacramento County, California	HAZEL AVE	1
Nov 16, 2024	Cook County, Illinois	I-55/STEVENSON EXPY	1
Nov 11, 2024	Cook County, Illinois	MU-103RD ST	1
Nov 4, 2024	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan	LEONARD ST	1
Oct 17, 2024	Jefferson County, Missouri	US-67	1
Oct 17, 2024	San Joaquin County, California	TRACY BL	2
Oct 3, 2024	Cicero, Onondaga County, New York	S BAY RD	1
Sep 22, 2024	South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia	US-119	1
Sep 18, 2024	Dickey County, North Dakota	US-281	1
Aug 23, 2024	Falls County, Texas	SR-6	1
Aug 12, 2024	Yakima County, Washington	CR-LATERAL A RD	1
Aug 7, 2024	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	SR-611 BROAD ST	1
Aug 3, 2024	York County, Pennsylvania	MOUNT AIRY RD	1
Jul 7, 2024	Polk County, Iowa	TS-NW FISHER LN	1
Jun 21, 2024	Port Nikiski, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska	KENAI SPUR HWY	1
Jun 13, 2024	Medina, Orleans County, New York	SR-104 RIDGE RD	1
May 30, 2024	Lakeland, Polk County, Florida	SR-563	1
May 19, 2024	LaPorte County, Indiana	CR-SCHULTZ RD	1
May 18, 2024	Luzerne County, Pennsylvania	SR-309 TUNKHANNOCK HWY	1
Apr 22, 2024	Seligman, Yavapai County, Arizona	I-40	1
Mar 23, 2024	Sacramento, Sacramento County, California	65TH ST EXPWY	1
Mar 17, 2024	Austin, Travis County, Texas	I35 FRONTAGE	1

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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.