Fatal crash profile · Model

Subaru WRX

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 171
Fatal crashes: 171
Deaths inside: 113
Other deaths: 89

Between 2020 and 2024, 171 vehicles described as Subaru WRX were involved in 171 fatal crashes in the United States. 113 people died inside these vehicles and 89 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	22
2021	31
2022	43
2023	36
2024	39

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

56%

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	16	9
2021	17	17
2022	29	25
2023	25	18
2024	26	20

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

37%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About double the share for Subaru: 16%
About double the share for all vehicles: 19%

34%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About double the share for Subaru: 16%
About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

68%

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

About 1.5 times the share for Subaru: 44%
About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Subaru WRX	Subaru	All vehicles
Driver speeding	37.4%	16.0%	19.0%
Driver drinking	33.9%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	67.8%	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	119
Cloudy	26
Rain	12
Fog, Smog, Smoke	6
Snow	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted	54
Daylight	53
Dark - Not Lighted	52
Dawn	4
Dark - Unknown Lighting	4

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	31
Florida	14
New York	12
Texas	9
Pennsylvania	9
Oregon	8
Colorado	5
Arizona	5
Ohio	5
Iowa	5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Subaru WRX by model year

2022 10 crashes
2020 21 crashes
2019 18 crashes
2018 25 crashes
2017 26 crashes
2016 30 crashes
2015 25 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
Sep 24, 2023	Scott County, Kentucky	SR-1143	1
Sep 22, 2023	Fort Griswold (Historical), New London County, Connecticut	SR-12	1
Sep 15, 2023	Sardinia, Erie County, New York	CREEK RD	1
Sep 1, 2023	Fort McDowell, Maricopa County, Arizona	BUSH HIGHWAY	2
Aug 1, 2023	Jefferson County, Missouri	US-61	1
Jul 30, 2023	Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania	SR-183	1
Jul 21, 2023	Livermore, Alameda County, California	EAST AVE	1
Jul 5, 2023	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	I-376 AIRPORT PKWY	1
Jul 2, 2023	Orange County, Florida	MU-UNIVERSITY BLVD	1
Jul 1, 2023	Franklin County, Iowa	US-65	1
Jun 25, 2023	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon	NE GLISAN ST	1
Jun 5, 2023	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma	S MEMORIAL DR	1
Jun 4, 2023	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	US-30 LINCOLN HWY	1
May 21, 2023	Salem, Marion County, Oregon	LANCASTER DR NE	1
May 14, 2023	Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa	TS-FAIRWAY DR	1
May 13, 2023	Marion County, Ohio	SR-95 LARUE PROSPECT RD	1
Apr 16, 2023	Livermore, Androscoggin County, Maine	SR-108 CANTON RD	1
Apr 13, 2023	Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah	I-15 RAMP	1
Apr 8, 2023	Travis County, Texas	US-183	1
Mar 24, 2023	Garnet, Riverside County, California	SR-111	1
Feb 26, 2023	Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan	WALKER AVE	2
Feb 14, 2023	McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon	SR-18 ODOT 39	1
Feb 10, 2023	Farmington, Ontario County, New York	SHORTSVILLE RD	1
Jan 30, 2023	Nevada County, California	ROUGH AND READY HWY	1
Jan 7, 2023	Indiana County, Pennsylvania	US-422 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HWY	1

Compare Subaru WRX 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.