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
Jan 18, 2021 Shady Spring, Raleigh County, West Virginia 1
Jan 11, 2021 Washington County, Mississippi 1
Jan 1, 2021 North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Dec 29, 2020 Wayne County, Ohio 1
Dec 24, 2020 Deschutes County, Oregon 2
Dec 18, 2020 San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 4, 2020 Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 2, 2020 New York City, Bronx County, New York 1
Nov 30, 2020 Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska 1
Nov 25, 2020 Trafford, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 21, 2020 Chelan County, Washington 1
Nov 21, 2020 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Nov 19, 2020 Stark County, North Dakota 1
Nov 16, 2020 Charles County, Maryland 1
Nov 16, 2020 Jordan, New London County, Connecticut 1
Nov 14, 2020 Sequim, Clallam County, Washington 1
Nov 11, 2020 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Nov 10, 2020 Bucks County, Pennsylvania 2
Nov 6, 2020 Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia 1
Oct 31, 2020 Adams County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 31, 2020 Jasper County, Indiana 1
Oct 27, 2020 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 19, 2020 Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana 1
Oct 13, 2020 Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Oct 10, 2020 San Joaquin County, California 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.