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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2020 | Elkhart County, Indiana | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | New York City, Bronx County, New York | E TREMONT AVE | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington | S 7TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Lloyd, Ulster County, New York | US-9W | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Calaveras County, California | SR-26 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Durham, Durham County, North Carolina | SR-98 HOLLOWAY ST | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | SR-61 CLAUDE LORD BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Muskingum County, Ohio | SR-146 CHANDLERSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Adams County, Pennsylvania | SR-234 EAST BERLIN RD | 2 |
| Sep 12, 2020 | Teton County, Wyoming | SR-22 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | US-40 W COLFAX AVE | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Park County, Montana | I- 90 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Lakewood, Pierce County, Washington | SR-512 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Newark, Essex County, New Jersey | SR-21 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | Union County, Pennsylvania | US-1 MARINE CORPS LEAG MEM HWY | 2 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Gallatin County, Montana | SR- MT 86E | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | Durham, Durham County, North Carolina | I-85 S RAMP | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia | I-395 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Pierce County, Washington | SR-7 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-840 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Crab Orchard, Cumberland County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine | SR-17 | 2 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico | US-84 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Kane`ohe, Honolulu County, Hawaii | I-H3 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Geauga County, Ohio | US-6 GAR HWY | 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.