Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Subaru Legacy
Compared with Subaru Legacy · Subaru · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 9
- Other deaths
- 14
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 2015 Subaru Legacy were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 9 people died inside these vehicles and 14 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 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 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
39%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 70 percent of the share for Subaru Legacy: 54%
- About 80 percent of the share for Subaru: 49%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About half the share for Subaru Legacy: 18%
- About half the share for Subaru: 16%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for Subaru Legacy: 20%
- About the same as the share for Subaru: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
43%
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 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Subaru Legacy | Subaru Legacy | Subaru | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.7% | 18.0% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.4% | 20.1% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 43.5% | 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 | 16 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 9 |
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Rhode Island | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2024 | Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-202 NONCARD | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Lee County, Alabama | CR-LEE RD 188 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Emerson, Bergen County, New Jersey | CR-503 KINDERKAMACK | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Will County, Illinois | MU- INTERNATIONALE PARKWAY | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2024 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | MU-14717 QUINCY AV | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2023 | Rockingham County, Virginia | US-11 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Meridian, Ada County, Idaho | I-84 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2023 | Stroud, Lincoln County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island | RI-91 OAK ST | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts | SR-62 HUBBARDSTON RD | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Green County, Wisconsin | SR-69 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Madison County, North Carolina | US-25 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Toppenish, Yakima County, Washington | CR-MCKINLEY RD | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Ho Ho Kus, Bergen County, New Jersey | SR-17 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | West Haven, Weber County, Utah | SR-108 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan | SR-1 WOODWARD AVE | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island | SR-146 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas | W OLD 56 HWY | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Harris County, Texas | FM 1960 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Jordan, New London County, Connecticut | NIANTIC RIVER RD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Jasper County, Indiana | US-231 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Buffalo Grove, Cook County, Illinois | LAKE COOK RD | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | McKinney, Collin County, Texas | ELDORADO PKWY | 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.