Fatal crash profile · Model

Subaru Legacy

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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
Aug 10, 2020 Greece, Monroe County, New York 1
Aug 8, 2020 Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1
Aug 4, 2020 Hutchinson County, South Dakota 1
Aug 3, 2020 Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island 1
Aug 1, 2020 Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia 1
Jul 25, 2020 Prince George's County, Maryland 2
Jul 25, 2020 Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona 1
Jul 20, 2020 Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico 2
Jul 19, 2020 Malheur County, Oregon 1
Jul 13, 2020 Gooding County, Idaho 1
Jul 11, 2020 Cascade County, Montana 1
Jul 10, 2020 Berks County, Pennsylvania 2
Jul 7, 2020 Owyhee County, Idaho 1
Jul 1, 2020 Wellington, Carbon County, Utah 1
Jun 29, 2020 Buffalo Grove, Cook County, Illinois 1
Jun 25, 2020 Granville Center, Hampden County, Massachusetts 1
Jun 19, 2020 Marion County, Oregon 1
Jun 19, 2020 Kane`ohe, Honolulu County, Hawaii 1
Jun 19, 2020 Pitkin County, Colorado 2
Jun 19, 2020 Sacramento County, California 2
Jun 18, 2020 Roane County, Tennessee 1
Jun 12, 2020 Alamance County, North Carolina 1
Jun 11, 2020 Frederick County, Virginia 1
Jun 10, 2020 Lee County, North Carolina 1
Jun 4, 2020 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 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.