Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Subaru Forester
Compared with Subaru Forester · Subaru · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2012 Subaru Forester were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 13 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 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
48%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Subaru Forester: 49%
- About the same as the share for Subaru: 49%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 |
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
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Subaru Forester: 13%
- About half the share for Subaru: 16%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Subaru Forester: 14%
- About the same as the share for Subaru: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Subaru Forester: 40%
- About the same as the share for Subaru: 44%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Subaru Forester | Subaru Forester | Subaru | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.7% | 12.7% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.4% | 14.3% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 47.8% | 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 | 17 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| New York | 3 |
| Maine | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2024 | Walton, Delaware County, New York | SR-10 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Clackamas County, Oregon | SE LUSTED RD | 2 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado | E MEXICO AVE | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Portland, Cumberland County, Maine | US-302 FOREST AVE | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | SUNSET BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee | SR-54 N WASHINGTON AVE | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2023 | Circleville, Orange County, New York | SR-211 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Lincoln County, South Dakota | US-18 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Clinton Corners, Dutchess County, New York | CR-19 SLATE QUARRY RD | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Davidson County, North Carolina | SR-109 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Rockbridge County, Virginia | US-501 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Bodenburg Butte, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska | OLD GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine | SR-15 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Seattle, King County, Washington | S KING ST | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | W ROOSEVELT RD | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Hatch, Garfield County, Utah | SR-89 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska | N 72ND ST | 1 |
| May 18, 2021 | Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia | US-119 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2021 | West Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey | CR-656 MANTUA GROVE RD | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | COLEBROOK RD | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Cresskill, Bergen County, New Jersey | CR-742 MADISON AVE | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida | SR-686 ROOSEVELT BLVD N | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | Cabarrus County, North Carolina | SR-24 | 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.