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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2023 | Castle Rock, Douglas County, Colorado | SR-86 FOUNDERS PKWY | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Jefferson County, Colorado | S ALKIRE ST | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York | I-495 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado | US-34 E EISENHOWER BLVD | 2 |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Green County, Wisconsin | SR-69 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Yuba County, California | SR-65 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Washoe County, Nevada | I-580 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Laurens County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | SR-2 N COLORADO BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona | HAYDEN RD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Van Wert County, Ohio | TR-95 GREENVILLE ROAD | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Kent County, Delaware | SR-9 BAYSIDE DR | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | King County, Washington | CR-NE NOVELTY HILL RD | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | SR-101 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Lemont, Cook County, Illinois | MAIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Charlton City, Worcester County, Massachusetts | US-20 WORCESTER RD | 2 |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida | 1ST AVE N | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Spokane County, Washington | US-395 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Morris County, New Jersey | CR-511 WHIPPANY RD | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Emmet County, Iowa | SR-4 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Sacramento County, California | SR-160 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Madison County, North Carolina | US-25 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Toppenish, Yakima County, Washington | CR-MCKINLEY RD | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Kane County, Illinois | CR-22 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Ho Ho Kus, Bergen County, New Jersey | SR-17 | 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.