Fatal crash profile · Model

Subaru Forester

Compared with Subaru · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
910
Fatal crashes
906
Deaths inside
493
Other deaths
512

Between 2020 and 2024, 910 vehicles described as Subaru Forester were involved in 906 fatal crashes in the United States. 493 people died inside these vehicles and 512 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 145
2021 192
2022 187
2023 187
2024 199

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

49%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • 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 81 75
2021 113 102
2022 101 118
2023 102 105
2024 96 112

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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 80 percent of the share for Subaru: 16%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

14%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 90 percent of the share for Subaru: 16%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

40%

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

  • About the same as the share for Subaru: 44%
  • About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Subaru Forester Subaru All vehicles
Driver speeding 12.7% 16.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 14.3% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 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 623
Cloudy 136
Rain 57
Snow 14
Fog, Smog, Smoke 9

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 545
Dark - Not Lighted 182
Dark - Lighted 135
Dusk 22
Dawn 13

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
California 87
New York 72
Pennsylvania 61
Colorado 46
Florida 38
Washington 36
Virginia 32
Texas 31
North Carolina 30
Oregon 29

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Subaru Forester by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
May 10, 2023 Blythe, Riverside County, California 1
May 7, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
May 5, 2023 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1
May 4, 2023 Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota 1
May 4, 2023 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1
May 3, 2023 Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana 1
May 1, 2023 Brighton, Monroe County, New York 1
Apr 30, 2023 Wappinser, Dutchess County, New York 1
Apr 30, 2023 Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa 1
Apr 29, 2023 Pueblo County, Colorado 1
Apr 28, 2023 Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York 1
Apr 24, 2023 Everett, Snohomish County, Washington 1
Apr 23, 2023 Forest Lakes Estates, Coconino County, Arizona 1
Apr 21, 2023 Porter County, Indiana 1
Apr 18, 2023 Shirley, Suffolk County, New York 1
Apr 17, 2023 Circleville, Orange County, New York 1
Apr 17, 2023 Lawnside, Camden County, New Jersey 1
Apr 13, 2023 Livingston County, Illinois 1
Apr 8, 2023 Forsyth County, North Carolina 1
Apr 8, 2023 Verona, Oneida County, New York 1
Apr 1, 2023 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Mar 31, 2023 Douglas County, Nebraska 1
Mar 30, 2023 Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York 1
Mar 29, 2023 Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut 1
Mar 13, 2023 Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas 1

Compare 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.