Fatal crash profile · Model

Subaru Outback

Compared with Subaru · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
775
Fatal crashes
770
Deaths inside
384
Other deaths
500

Between 2020 and 2024, 775 vehicles described as Subaru Outback were involved in 770 fatal crashes in the United States. 384 people died inside these vehicles and 500 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 100
2021 149
2022 144
2023 182
2024 200

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

43%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 90 percent of the share for Subaru: 49%
  • About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 40 71
2021 70 111
2022 68 87
2023 89 114
2024 117 117

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

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About two-thirds of the share for Subaru: 16%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

11%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Subaru: 16%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

38%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 85 percent of the share for Subaru: 44%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Subaru Outback Subaru All vehicles
Driver speeding 10.3% 16.0% 19.0%
Driver drinking 11.1% 16.3% 17.7%
At night 38.2% 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 556
Cloudy 78
Rain 78
Fog, Smog, Smoke 10
Snow 8

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 488
Dark - Not Lighted 159
Dark - Lighted 98
Dusk 17
Dawn 3

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 81
Colorado 45
Pennsylvania 44
Florida 43
Texas 37
Washington 36
New York 33
Oregon 30
Michigan 29
Ohio 25

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Subaru Outback 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
Dec 28, 2024 Saratoga Spgs, Saratoga County, New York 1
Dec 27, 2024 San Bernardino County, California 2
Dec 27, 2024 San Bernardino County, California 1
Dec 26, 2024 Macon County, Illinois 1
Dec 24, 2024 Dunn County, Wisconsin 1
Dec 24, 2024 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 1
Dec 19, 2024 Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts 1
Dec 13, 2024 Sumter County, Florida 1
Dec 12, 2024 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 1
Dec 12, 2024 Becker County, Minnesota 1
Dec 9, 2024 Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia 1
Dec 9, 2024 Lauderdale County, Alabama 1
Dec 7, 2024 Henderson County, North Carolina 1
Dec 6, 2024 Pemberton, Burlington County, New Jersey 1
Dec 5, 2024 Moffat County, Colorado 3
Dec 1, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 2
Dec 1, 2024 Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas 1
Dec 1, 2024 Fresno County, California 1
Dec 1, 2024 Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska 2
Nov 30, 2024 Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia 1
Nov 25, 2024 Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington 1
Nov 23, 2024 Aurora, Adams County, Colorado 1
Nov 22, 2024 Delaware County, Ohio 1
Nov 22, 2024 Pulaski County, Arkansas 1
Nov 21, 2024 Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia 2

Compare Subaru Outback 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.