Fatal crash profile · Model year
2012 Subaru Outback
Compared with Subaru Outback · Subaru · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 41
- Fatal crashes
- 41
- Deaths inside
- 23
- Other deaths
- 25
Between 2020 and 2024, 41 vehicles described as 2012 Subaru Outback were involved in 41 fatal crashes in the United States. 23 people died inside these vehicles and 25 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 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 |
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
48%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Subaru Outback: 43%
- About the same as the share for Subaru: 49%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 |
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 the same as the share for Subaru Outback: 10%
- About 60 percent of the share for Subaru: 16%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
24%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About double the share for Subaru Outback: 11%
- About 1.5 times the share for Subaru: 16%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
54%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.4 times the share for Subaru Outback: 38%
- About 1.2 times the share for Subaru: 44%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2012 Subaru Outback | Subaru Outback | Subaru | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 9.8% | 10.3% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 24.4% | 11.1% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.7% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 31 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 5 |
| Washington | 4 |
| Oregon | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| New York | 3 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Utah | 2 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2024 | Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington | SR-502 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah | 3918 S | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Westminster, Adams County, Colorado | US-287 W 120TH AVE | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Kings County, California | 13TH AVE | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah | MOUNTAINVILLE HWY | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Snohomish County, Washington | I-5 | 2 |
| Jan 7, 2024 | Eagle County, Colorado | US-6 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | Monroe County, Pennsylvania | I-380 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut | MU-TUTTLE RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Gardiner, Ulster County, New York | SR-299 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana | MU-SCHUYLER AVE | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | US-75 | 2 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | SR-2 | 3 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Klamath County, Oregon | SR-39 ODOT 20 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Columbia County, Oregon | CEDAR GROVE RD | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Erie County, Pennsylvania | US-20 RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | 2222 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Everett, Snohomish County, Washington | MU-EVERGREEN WAY | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska | RICHARDSON HWY | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Lane County, Oregon | SR-126 ODOT 15 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas | US-24 TUTTLE CREEK BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Rogers County, Oklahoma | SR-88 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Cocke County, Tennessee | US-25/70 SR-9 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York | SR-115 | 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.