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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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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Explore
Subaru Forester by model year
- 2023 17 crashes
- 2022 15 crashes
- 2021 63 crashes
- 2020 55 crashes
- 2019 49 crashes
- 2018 65 crashes
- 2017 71 crashes
- 2016 59 crashes
- 2015 78 crashes
- 2014 56 crashes
- 2013 14 crashes
- 2012 23 crashes
- 2011 21 crashes
- 2010 40 crashes
- 2009 40 crashes
- 2008 19 crashes
- 2007 27 crashes
- 2006 23 crashes
- 2005 26 crashes
- 2004 38 crashes
- 2003 30 crashes
- 2002 17 crashes
- 2001 25 crashes
- 1999 17 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2021 | Menlo Park, San Mateo County, California | VALPARAISO AVE | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Kanawha County, West Virginia | I-79 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey | WENDOVER RD | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2021 | West Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey | CR-656 MANTUA GROVE RD | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Flathead County, Montana | US-2 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | LITTLETON RD | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Martinez, Contra Costa County, California | MUIR RD | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2021 | Adams County, Pennsylvania | SR-0116 HANOVER RD | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2021 | Spokane County, Washington | US-2 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Danbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire | EASTERN DISTRICT RD | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Elkhart County, Indiana | US-6 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | COLEBROOK RD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Geauga County, Ohio | US-422 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Citrus County, Florida | CR-495 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2020 | Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | US-7 STOCKBRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire | NORTH MAIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2020 | Flathead County, Montana | US-2 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2020 | Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana | SR-446 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Duarte, Los Angeles County, California | I-210 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska | SR-1 SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Cresskill, Bergen County, New Jersey | CR-742 MADISON AVE | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2020 | Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | US-422 CUMBERLAND ST | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Tehama County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2020 | Fairfax County, Virginia | US-1 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2020 | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida | CR-A1A ATLANTIC AVE | 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.