Fatal crash profile · Model year
2020 Subaru Forester
Compared with Subaru Forester · Subaru · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 55
- Fatal crashes
- 55
- Deaths inside
- 29
- Other deaths
- 37
Between 2020 and 2024, 55 vehicles described as 2020 Subaru Forester were involved in 55 fatal crashes in the United States. 29 people died inside these vehicles and 37 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 | 10 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 |
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
44%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 90 percent of the share for Subaru Forester: 49%
- About the same as the share for Subaru: 49%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 | 15 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 |
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
5%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 45 percent of the share for Subaru Forester: 13%
- About one-third of the share for Subaru: 16%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Subaru Forester: 14%
- About two-thirds of the share for Subaru: 16%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
31%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About three-quarters of the share for Subaru Forester: 40%
- About two-thirds of the share for Subaru: 44%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2020 Subaru Forester | Subaru Forester | Subaru | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 5.5% | 12.7% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 10.9% | 14.3% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 30.9% | 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 | 35 |
| Cloudy | 12 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 39 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 |
| New York | 5 |
| Ohio | 4 |
| Indiana | 4 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Maryland | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2024 | Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania | PONTIAC RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Horseheads, Chemung County, New York | PROSPECT HILL RD | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Greenbelt, Prince George's County, Maryland | SR- 295 BWI PARKWAY | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Lehigh Acres, Lee County, Florida | CR-884 JOEL BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | Johnsonville, Rensselaer County, New York | SR-7 | 2 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Wickliffe, Lake County, Ohio | I-90 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Prince George's County, Maryland | SR-214 CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| May 21, 2024 | Charlottesville, Charlottesville city, Virginia | I-64 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | Dewey-Humboldt, Yavapai County, Arizona | SR-169 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina | SSR-20 BOHICKET RD | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | San Marcos, San Diego County, California | SAN MARCOS BL | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Santa Clara County, California | SR-152 | 2 |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | SSR-2017 BROOKSIDE RD | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Crawford County, Pennsylvania | SR-89 STATE HIGHWAY 89 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Riverside County, California | SR-177 | 2 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | S KEDZIE AVE | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia | CR-516000 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | Huntington County, Indiana | SR-16 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Pasco County, Florida | SR-52 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Clearfield County, Pennsylvania | I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Summers County, West Virginia | CR-3/8 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah | SR-171 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Van Bowen, Wayne County, Michigan | I-94 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | New Hartford, Oneida County, New York | SR-5 SENECA TPKE | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | San Joaquin County, California | S TRACY BLVD | 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.