Fatal crash profile · Model year

2019 Subaru Forester

Compared with Subaru Forester · Subaru · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
49
Fatal crashes
49
Deaths inside
27
Other deaths
26

Between 2020 and 2024, 49 vehicles described as 2019 Subaru Forester were involved in 49 fatal crashes in the United States. 27 people died inside these vehicles and 26 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 9
2021 5
2022 9
2023 9
2024 17

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

51%

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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 6 5
2021 3 2
2022 5 5
2023 2 7
2024 11 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

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.1 times the share for Subaru Forester: 13%
  • About 90 percent of the share for Subaru: 16%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 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%

35%

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

  • About 85 percent of the share for Subaru Forester: 40%
  • About 80 percent of the share for Subaru: 44%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2019 Subaru Forester Subaru Forester Subaru All vehicles
Driver speeding 14.3% 12.7% 16.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 16.3% 14.3% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 34.7% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 33
Cloudy 5
Rain 4
Snow 1
Severe Crosswinds 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 34
Dark - Lighted 9
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dawn 1
Dusk 1

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
New York 6
Texas 6
California 5
Virginia 3
Florida 3
Ohio 3
North Carolina 3
Pennsylvania 2
Oregon 2
Maryland 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jan 12, 2023 Tyler, Smith County, Texas 1
Dec 30, 2022 Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York 1
Oct 13, 2022 La Habra, Orange County, California 2
Aug 19, 2022 Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York 1
Jul 10, 2022 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Apr 28, 2022 Montgomery County, Maryland 1
Mar 11, 2022 Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado 1
Feb 28, 2022 Mission Viejo, Orange County, California 1
Jan 24, 2022 Le Flore County, Oklahoma 1
Jan 10, 2022 East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island 1
Dec 14, 2021 Fauquier County, Virginia 1
Nov 15, 2021 Nyack, Rockland County, New York 1
Oct 26, 2021 Panola County, Texas 1
Apr 7, 2021 Dane County, Wisconsin 1
Mar 17, 2021 Nassau County, Florida 1
Oct 23, 2020 Bell County, Texas 1
Sep 25, 2020 Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Sep 11, 2020 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho 1
Sep 3, 2020 Weld County, Colorado 2
Jun 5, 2020 Tom Bean, Grayson County, Texas 1
Apr 18, 2020 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Mar 7, 2020 Reno, Washoe County, Nevada 1
Feb 14, 2020 Leavenworth County, Kansas 2
Jan 29, 2020 Fauquier County, Virginia 1

Compare 2019 Subaru Forester 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.