Fatal crash profile · Model year
2006 Subaru Forester
Compared with Subaru Forester · Subaru · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 17
- Other deaths
- 7
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2006 Subaru Forester were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 17 people died inside these vehicles and 7 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 |
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
71%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Subaru Forester: 49%
- About 1.5 times the share for Subaru: 49%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
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
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.4 times the share for Subaru Forester: 13%
- About the same as the share for Subaru: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Subaru Forester: 14%
- About 80 percent of the share for Subaru: 16%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 18%
39%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Subaru Forester: 40%
- About 90 percent of the share for Subaru: 44%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2006 Subaru Forester | Subaru Forester | Subaru | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.4% | 12.7% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 13.0% | 14.3% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 39.1% | 39.9% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Idaho | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| North Dakota | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Vermont | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2024 | Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut | US-7 ETHAN ALLEN HWY | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | SSR-4031 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Lake County, Colorado | US-24 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Bolton, Warren County, New York | CR-10 E SCHROON RIVER RD | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Latah County, Idaho | US-95 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Chester County, Pennsylvania | TS-S NEW ST | 1 |
| May 16, 2023 | Adams County, Pennsylvania | SSR-1017 RED BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota | CR-9 ROUND LAKE BLVD NW | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Bonneville County, Idaho | 113 SOUTH RD | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | King County, Washington | CR-THORSEN RD SW | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Fresno County, California | AUBERRY RD | 1 |
| May 21, 2022 | Johnson County, Tennessee | US-421 SR-34 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Onslow County, North Carolina | US-17 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2021 | Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii | SR-61 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts | US-20 PAGE BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado | S CHAMBERS RD | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2021 | West Haven, Rutland County, Vermont | SR-22A | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Guilford County, North Carolina | SSR-2832 RANKIN MILL RD | 2 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | El Paso County, Colorado | CR-HOLTWOOD RD | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Preston County, West Virginia | SR-24 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Stark County, North Dakota | I-94 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming | US-191 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2020 | Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts | SR-116 CENTER ST | 1 |
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.