Fatal crash profile · Model

Subaru Legacy

Compared with Subaru · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
567
Fatal crashes
564
Deaths inside
342
Other deaths
286

Between 2020 and 2024, 567 vehicles described as Subaru Legacy were involved in 564 fatal crashes in the United States. 342 people died inside these vehicles and 286 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 111
2021 122
2022 124
2023 118
2024 92

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

54%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times 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 67 54
2021 71 61
2022 76 65
2023 74 57
2024 54 49

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.1 times the share for Subaru: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.2 times the share for Subaru: 16%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

45%

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

  • About the same as the share for Subaru: 44%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Subaru Legacy Subaru All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.0% 16.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.1% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 382
Cloudy 90
Rain 40
Snow 8
Fog, Smog, Smoke 7

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 283
Dark - Not Lighted 142
Dark - Lighted 99
Dusk 20
Dawn 15

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 48
Washington 46
Pennsylvania 43
Colorado 41
New York 30
North Carolina 26
Oregon 23
Connecticut 20
Ohio 18
Massachusetts 15

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Subaru Legacy 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
Jul 31, 2021 Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas 1
Jul 30, 2021 Littleton, Aroostook County, Maine 1
Jul 28, 2021 New York City, Queens County, New York 1
Jul 25, 2021 Laramie County, Wyoming 1
Jul 15, 2021 Nicollet County, Minnesota 1
Jul 12, 2021 King County, Washington 1
Jul 10, 2021 Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California 1
Jul 5, 2021 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Jul 3, 2021 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jun 30, 2021 Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois 1
Jun 29, 2021 Spokane County, Washington 1
Jun 29, 2021 Brevard County, Florida 1
Jun 26, 2021 Stockton, San Joaquin County, California 2
Jun 23, 2021 West Haven, Rutland County, Vermont 1
Jun 23, 2021 Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska 1
Jun 20, 2021 Frisco, Denton County, Texas 1
Jun 18, 2021 Klamath County, Oregon 1
Jun 16, 2021 Alfalfa County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 12, 2021 Jackson County, Oregon 2
Jun 12, 2021 Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Jun 11, 2021 Sebec, Piscataquis County, Maine 1
Jun 10, 2021 Dallas County, Missouri 1
Jun 10, 2021 Larimer County, Colorado 1
Jun 7, 2021 Cumberland County, New Jersey 1
Jun 2, 2021 Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington 1

Compare Subaru Legacy 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.