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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2018 28 crashes
- 2017 37 crashes
- 2016 24 crashes
- 2015 23 crashes
- 2014 24 crashes
- 2013 21 crashes
- 2012 22 crashes
- 2011 20 crashes
- 2010 19 crashes
- 2007 11 crashes
- 2005 17 crashes
- 2004 31 crashes
- 2003 41 crashes
- 2002 32 crashes
- 2001 26 crashes
- 2000 36 crashes
- 1999 20 crashes
- 1998 18 crashes
- 1997 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2021 | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas | I-430-21 | 1 |
| May 30, 2021 | Watauga County, North Carolina | SSR-1233 OLD US HWY 421 | 1 |
| May 18, 2021 | Lake County, Oregon | CR-OLD LAKE RD | 1 |
| May 15, 2021 | El Dorado County, California | PONY EXPRESS TRL | 1 |
| May 14, 2021 | Fayette County, Pennsylvania | FAYETTE SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| May 6, 2021 | Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | US-202 DEKALB PK | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Wagoner County, Oklahoma | MUSKOGEE TURNPIKE | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Liberty, Sullivan County, New York | SR-52 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas | SR-105 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut | QUINNIPIAC AV | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas | PARALLEL PKWY | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida | US-41 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2021 | San Joaquin County, California | I-205 | 2 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Rockbridge County, Virginia | CR-850 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Thurston County, Washington | I-5 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut | SR-207 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2021 | York County, South Carolina | SR-97 HWY 97 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2021 | Grand County, Colorado | US-40 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Boulder County, Colorado | SR-93 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Marshall County, Indiana | US-6E | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia | SR-20 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | South Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey | US-130 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee | SR-62 WESTERN AVE | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Clark County, Ohio | CR-319 SHRINE RD | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Rabun County, Georgia | SR-15 | 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.