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
Jun 30, 2024 Bedford County, Virginia 1
Jun 29, 2024 Escambia County, Florida 1
Jun 25, 2024 Manatee County, Florida 1
Jun 20, 2024 Springfield, Lane County, Oregon 1
Jun 11, 2024 Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Jun 9, 2024 Los Angeles County, California 1
May 26, 2024 Parker County, Texas 4
May 19, 2024 Yakima County, Washington 1
May 11, 2024 Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia 1
May 9, 2024 Kane County, Illinois 1
May 1, 2024 Elkhart County, Indiana 1
Apr 28, 2024 Forsyth, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Apr 27, 2024 Willington Hill, Tolland County, Connecticut 1
Apr 26, 2024 Centre County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 24, 2024 Island County, Washington 1
Apr 23, 2024 Whatcom County, Washington 1
Apr 21, 2024 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 1
Apr 20, 2024 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Apr 19, 2024 Bedford County, Virginia 2
Apr 19, 2024 Rush Valley, Tooele County, Utah 1
Apr 19, 2024 Grant County, New Mexico 1
Apr 13, 2024 O Fallon, St. Charles County, Missouri 1
Apr 12, 2024 Los Angeles County, California 1
Apr 7, 2024 Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Apr 7, 2024 Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska 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.