Fatal crash profile · Model year
2001 Subaru Legacy
Compared with Subaru Legacy · Subaru · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 26
- Fatal crashes
- 26
- Deaths inside
- 19
- Other deaths
- 9
Between 2020 and 2024, 26 vehicles described as 2001 Subaru Legacy were involved in 26 fatal crashes in the United States. 19 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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 cars or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
68%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Subaru Legacy: 54%
- About 1.4 times the share for Subaru: 49%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
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
12%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Subaru Legacy: 18%
- About three-quarters of the share for Subaru: 16%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
35%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.7 times the share for Subaru Legacy: 20%
- About double the share for Subaru: 16%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 18%
46%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Subaru Legacy: 45%
- About the same as the share for Subaru: 44%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2001 Subaru Legacy | Subaru Legacy | Subaru | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.5% | 18.0% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 34.6% | 20.1% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.2% | 45.3% | 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 | 18 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Washington | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Montana | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2024 | Deer Lodge County, Montana | SSR-569 MILL CREEK RD | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Whatcom County, Washington | CR-DELTA LINE RD | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Rush Valley, Tooele County, Utah | SR-73 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Grant County, New Mexico | I-10 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee | MU-S ROAN ST | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Watauga County, North Carolina | US-421 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Douglas County, Minnesota | CR-4 | 2 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Laclede County, Missouri | CR-RT 66 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Bonner County, Idaho | US-95 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts | SR-97 KILLAM HILL RD | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota | MU-101 KERBER BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut | SR-844 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Polk County, Oregon | SR-99W ODOT 91 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Brown County, Ohio | TR-243 MEEKER RD | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | Guilford County, North Carolina | US-421 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Fergus County, Montana | S TROUT CR RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington | SR-542 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Oceanside, San Diego County, California | SR-78 EB | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2021 | McHenry County, Illinois | BURGETT RD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia | SR-131 BENEDUM RD | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2021 | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon | US-26 ODOT 26 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Lloyd, Ulster County, New York | US-9W | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico | US-60 | 2 |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Wellington, Carbon County, Utah | CLARKS VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Skokie, Cook County, Illinois | US-41 SKOKIE 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.